Working the Web: A Guide for Nurses - Softcover

Bliss, Julie B.; Deyoung, Sandra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0130617881 ISBN 13: 9780130617880

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

William Paterson Univ., Wayne, NJ. Pocket-sized navigational tool for Internet exploration. Covers everything from the basics of getting started to Internet precautions. Listings of nursing web sites provide related resources. Includes companion web site information. Softcover. DNLM: Internet--Nurses' Instruction.

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From the Back Cover:

Working the Web
A Guide for Nurses

Specifically designed to address the needs of nurses, Bliss & DeYoung's Working the Web is the perfect navigational tool for Internet exploration. This resource covers everything from the basics of getting started to Internet precautions. Listings of nursing websites, divided into more than 20 topics, provide a library of related resources. This exceptional reference is a must-have for nurses and student nurses alike! Additional resources and exercises can be found on the corresponding Companion Website - www.prenhall.com/bliss.

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Many of us began using the Internet in a hit-or-miss, trial-and-error fashion. If we were lucky, eventually we found what we were looking for. However, when you are using the Internet for professional purposes, a systematic, informed approach is much more efficient and will produce quality information that you can use to benefit yourself, your colleagues, and your patients.

This book is designed to be a useful manual for the novice or intermediate-level Internet user. The first five chapters of this book contain the background information needed to get you up-to-speed quickly. We then progress to more advanced information on searching the Web and protecting your privacy.

Chapter 1 describes the Internet and the equipment and resources needed to access it. Means of connecting to the Internet are explained, as is the logic of Web site addresses.

Chapter 2 covers Internet applications, including e-mail, e-mail etiquette, and mailbox use. Also covered are listservs and their use, newsgroups, and chat rooms.

Chapter 3 explores World Wide Web search techniques. Search engines and metasearch engines are defined, and examples are given. Basic and advanced search techniques using Boolean logic are explained.

Chapter 4 encompasses means by which you can evaluate the quality and usefulness of Web sites. This will help you decide which Web sites you can have faith in. Privacy issues with Internet use are discussed.

Chapter 5 deals with continuing education and college courses that can be found online. Criteria for evaluating the courses are included, as well as criteria for helping you decide if online learning is for you.

Chapter 6 encompasses the rest of the book, and it contains over 300 Web sites that we believe are potentially useful to nursing students and practicing nurses. The sites are categorized by functional unit, such as Anatomy and Physiology, Care Plans, Evidence-Based Practice, History of Nursing, Medication Calculation, Orthopedics, Pain, and Women's Health. Each Web site has been evaluated by us as to clarity of purpose, currency. credibility, content accuracy, and design, and each site has been given a rating from * (poor) to **** (excellent). Our annotations of the sites indicate the most useful nuggets of information that can be found there. For additional resources and exercises, go to the free Companion Website accompanying this book at www.prenhall.com/bliss.

We believe you will find this book helpful as you seek to use the incredible resources found on the Internet. We hope you will also find it enjoyable. Have fun!

Julie Bliss
Sandra DeYoung

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0130617881
• ISBN 13: 9780130617880
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 98