Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism
Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse
Patient Safety, Quality, Outcomes, and Interprofessionalism
Empower Advanced Practice Nurses to Drive Digital Transformation
This award-winning text prepares advanced practice nurses to lead healthcare innovation through AI, analytics, and data-driven decision-making. The Fourth Edition expands coverage of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and emerging technologies while reinforcing the core themes of patient safety, quality improvement, and interprofessional collaboration. The new edition also presents information on ambient listening, cybersecurity and virtual simulation. Supported by robust instructor resources and clear AACN Essentials alignment, it remains the go-to text for graduate informatics education.
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What’s New:
- Comprehensive coverage of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on nursing practice
- Expanded coverage of simulation, virtual learning, and accessibility
- Updated EHR, analytics, and population-health content with AI integration
- New coverage of robotics, nanotechnology, and emerging technologies
- Revised policy and regulatory frameworks to reflect national standards
- New content on cybersecurity and risk mitigation in digital health
- Foreword by Dr Jiajie Zhang on the global AI revolution in healthcare
Key Features:
- Connects policy, data science, and nursing leadership for real-world impact
- Promotes critical thinking and interprofessional collaboration
- Provides case studies and tools for immediate practice application
- Authored by national informatics leaders and AAN Fellows
- Instructor Resources include Instructor’s Manual, PowerPoint slides, a Test Bank, and more
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Contributors
Foreword - Dr. Jiajie Zhang
Preface
Resources
Section I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Introduction to Health Information Technology in a Policy and Regulatory Environment
Chapter 2. Advanced Practice Roles, High Performing Interprofessional Teams, and the Interprofessional Team for Health Informatics (IT-HI) Model
Chapter 3. Scientific and Theoretical Foundations for Improving Healthcare
Chapter 4. Consumer Engagement/Activation Enhanced by Technology
Section II. Point-of-Care Technology
Chapter 5. Computers in Healthcare
Chapter 6. Electronic Health Records and Point-of-Care Technology
Chapter 7. Systems Development Life Cycle and Project Management to Optimize Technology
Chapter 8. Workflow Redesign in a Quality-Improvement Modality
Chapter 9. Evaluation Methods and Strategies for Electronic Health Records
Chapter 10. Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchanges Providing Value and Results
Chapter 11. National Standards for Health Information Technology
Chapter 12. Population Health, Public Health, and Public Health Informatics
Chapter 13. Privacy and Security in a Ubiquitous Health Information Technology World
Chapter 14. Digital Health and Mobile Health: Telehealth, Personal Health Records, Internet of Things
Chapter 15. Health Information Technology Supporting Clinicians During Crisis
Section III. Data Management
Chapter 16. Strategic Thinking in Design and Deployment of Enterprise Data, Reporting, and Analytics
Chapter 17. Data Management and Analytics: The Foundations for Improvement
Chapter 18. Clinical Decision Support Systems
Section IV. Patient Safety/Quality and Population Health
Chapter 19. Health Information Technology and Implications for Patient Safety
Chapter 20. Quality Improvement Strategies and Essential Tools
Chapter 21. Electronic Clinical Quality Measures: Building an Infrastructure for Success
Chapter 22. Advances in Simulation to Support Education and Practice
Section V. New and Emerging Technologies
Chapter 23. Genomics and Implications for Health Information Technology
Chapter 24. Robotics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Nanotechnology: New and Emerging Technologies with Implications for Nursing Practice
Chapter 25. Advanced Analytics: New and Emerging Methods
Chapter 26. Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Nursing Practice
Chapter 27. Social Media: Ongoing Evolution in Healthcare Delivery
Chapter 28. Cybersecurity in New and Emerging Health Information Technology Environments: Nursing Leadership and APN Roles
Chapter 29. Interprofessional Application of Health Information Technology in Education
Abbreviations
Index
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- Advanced Practice Nursing Informatics
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Includes the following instructor materials:
- LMS Common Cartridge - All Instructor Resources
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- Chapter Test Banks
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- Mapping to AACN Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education
- Transition Guide: from Third to Fourth Edition
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- Release Date: February 28, 2026
- Paperback / softback
- 824 Pages
- Trim Size: 8.5in x 11in
- Number of Illustrations: 175
- ISBN: 9780826167835
- eBook ISBN: 9780826167842



















