Nursing Informatics
Nursing Informatics is "a specialty that integrates nursing science, computer science, and information science to manage and communicate data, information and knowledge in nursing practice”. American Nurses Association (2001). Scope and Standards of Nursing Informatics Practice. Washington, DC: ANA
Nursing informatics books
Nursing informatics articles
Nursing informatics journals
Nursing informatics listservs
Nursing informatics professional organizations
Nursing informatics books
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Below is a list of selected nursing informatics books
Scope and standards of nursing informatics practice. American Nurses Association (2001).
Science Library Stacks -- RT50.5 .S36 2001 -- REGULAR LOAN
Introduction to nursing informatics. Edited by Kathryn J. Hannah, Marion Ball and Margaret J.A. Edwards.
Science Library Stacks -- RT50.5 .H35 2006 -- REGULAR LOAN
Clinical information systems: A framework for reaching the vision. Androwich, I. M., et al. (2003).
Also online at: http://nursingworld.org/practice/niworkgroup/ANACIS-fnl.pdf
Science Library Stacks -- RT50.5 .C556 2003 -- REGULAR LOAN
Nursing informatics articles
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Nursing informatics journals
Here is a selected list of nursing informatics titles available electronically through in the library
Computers, Informatics, Nursing CIN (e-journal)
Brings together the sciences of computers, information, and nursing and to keep nurses up-to-date with the latest technological advances.
International Journal of Medical Informatics
This journal focuses on the field of medical informatics internationally.
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Assist physicians, informaticians, scientists, nurses, and other health care professionals develop and apply medical informatics to patient care, teaching, research, and health care administration.
On-line Journal of Nursing Informatics (e-journal) http://www.eaa-knowledge.com/ojni/
Focuses on nursing informatics in all practice settings.
Nursing informatics listservs
Listservs are excellent for communication of information regarding various interest areas. Some services are moderated which means someone determines if each posting is appropriate for the list. Other e-mail lists are not moderated.
Capital Area Rountable on Informatics in NursinG (CARING) electronic mailing list https://web.memberclicks.com/mc/quickForm/viewForm.do?orgId=car&formId=15153
nrsing-l Nursing Informatics List
http://mailman.amia.org/mailman/listinfo/nrsing-l
An email discussion group for nurses interested in Nursing Informatics.
Nursing PDAs listserv
http://www.pdacortex.com/nursing_pdas_listserv.htm
A discussion group for nurses and other health care professionals interested in the use of personal digital assistants (PDAs). Share tips with colleagues.
Telehealth, E-health, and other professional listservs and newsletters
http://www.telehealth.net/subscribe/subscribe_all.html
More Nursing Discussion Forums :
http://nursing.buffalo.edu/mccartny/nursing_discussion_forums.html and http://lists.nurse.net/mailman/listinfo
Nursing informatics professional organizations
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) - Informatics Nurse Certification
http://www.nursingworld.org/ancc/cert/eligibility/informatics.html
The ANCC is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association and offers credentialing in various nursing specialties, including Nursing Informatics.
Alliance for Nursing Informatics http://www.allianceni.org/
The Alliance for Nursing Informatics is a collaboration of organizations that represent a unified voice for nursing informatics.
American Medical Informatics Association Nursing Informatics Workgroup http://www.amia.org/mbrcenter/wg/ni/
Group within the AMIA that works to "promote the advancement of nursing informatics within the larger multidisciplinary context of health informatics." Open to members of AMIA; the Web site offers information to the public.
American Nursing Informatics Association http://www.ania.org/
Provides networking, education, and information regarding Nursing Informatics.
Canadian Nursing Informatics Association (CNIA) http://www.cnia.ca/index.htm
The CNIA focuses on Health Informatics in Canada.
Capital Area Roundtable on Informatics in NursinG (CARING) http://www.caringonline.org/mc/page.do
Seeks to advance the delivery of quality healthcare through the integration of informatics in practice, education, administration, and research with a focus on nursing.
International Medical Informatics Association - Special Interest Group on Nursing Informatics (IMIA-NI) http://www.imia.org/ni/index.html
The Special Interest Group on Nursing Informatics is part of IMIA and focuses on serving the needs of nurses in the field of nursing informatics. The Open Source Nursing Informatics (OSNI) Working Group of IMIA-NI http://www.osni.info/html/index.php was established in June 2003. All nurses with an interest in free and open source software are invited to become involved with the group.