Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge

Nursing science and the foundation of knowledge -- Introduction to information, information science, and information systems -- Computer science and the foundation of knowledge model -- Introduction to cognitive science and cognitive informatics -- Ethical applications of informatics -- Overview of nursing informatics -- Informatics roles and the knowledge work of nursing -- Information and knowledge needs of nurses in the 21st century -- Legislative aspects of nursing informatics: HITECH and HIPAA -- Systems development life cycle: nursing informatics and organizational decision making -- Administrative information systems -- The human-technology interface -- Electronic security -- Nursing informatics: improving workflow and meaningful use -- The electronic health record and clinical informatics -- Informatics tools to promote patient safety and clinical outcomes -- Supporting consumer information and education needs -- Using informatics to promote community/population health -- Telenursing and remote access telehealth -- Nursing informatics and nursing education -- Simulation in nursing informatics education -- Games, simulations, and virtual worlds for educators -- Research: data collection, processing, and analysis -- Data mining as a research tool -- Translational research: generating evidence for practice -- Bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and computational biology -- The art of caring in technology-laden environments -- Emerging technologies and the generation of knowledge -- Nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge.