The Nursing Informatics Handbook: A Practical Guide to Telehealth, AI Tools, with Hands-On Exercises - Softcover

Donald, Dewey L.

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798167939493

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Most nurses learn to use digital clinical systems the same way they learned to drive — someone showed them the basics, they passed the minimum test, and then they figured out the rest by trial and error while moving at speed. The EHR becomes a chore to navigate rather than a tool to master. Alerts become noise to dismiss rather than signals to evaluate. Technology becomes something that happens to nurses rather than something nurses use. This book was written for the nurse who wants more than that — who wants to understand what is actually happening inside the clinical information systems they interact with every shift, so that no alert, no downtime, no data quality problem, and no ethical dilemma is ever a surprise without a framework for responding to it.

This is the nursing informatics handbook that earns a permanent place in your professional library.

INSIDE, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO:

• Understand the DIKW model — Data, Information, Knowledge, Wisdom — and use it as a practical lens for every clinical decision you make
• Navigate the electronic health record as a clinical professional: document accurately, completely, and in a way that protects your patients, your license, and your institution
• Recognize and respond to alert fatigue — the most underacknowledged safety crisis in modern clinical nursing — and advocate for better-calibrated decision support systems
• Apply HIPAA, HITECH, and global privacy frameworks to daily nursing practice, including social media, breach prevention, and reporting obligations
• Use clinical decision support systems, early warning algorithms, and sepsis prediction tools safely — and know exactly when algorithmic recommendations must yield to clinical judgment
• Conduct thorough remote patient assessments through telehealth platforms, know when in-person escalation is required, and understand the licensure landscape for telenursing across jurisdictions
• Apply evidence-based practice frameworks — including the Iowa Model — to translate research evidence into clinical practice change on your unit
• Understand what artificial intelligence is, how machine learning and natural language processing are reshaping clinical nursing, and what professional obligations nurses have in a world of algorithmic decision support
• Use genomics, precision medicine, and pharmacogenomic data as they increasingly appear in clinical documentation and medication management
• Build a personal professional development strategy using digital CPD resources, competency management systems, simulation platforms, and nursing informatics certification pathways

BONUS: NURSING INFORMATICS IN THE REAL WORLD

• Complete Quick-Reference Glossary
• Clinical Documentation Checklist
• HIPAA Compliance Quick-Reference Card
• Evidence-Based Practice Starter Kit
• Downtime Protocol Planning Template
• Professional Nursing Informatics Resource Directory

WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR

Written for registered nurses, nursing students, nurse educators, charge nurses, and nurse leaders who want a structured, complete, and clinically grounded understanding of nursing informatics — from foundational theory through the AI-powered frontier of modern clinical practice. Whether you are a new graduate navigating your first EHR, a mid-career nurse building toward nursing informatics certification, or a nurse leader responsible for the digital competency of an entire clinical team, this handbook is built for you.

Understand the data. Read the record. Evaluate the alert. Protect the patient. Use the evidence. Shape the system. Lead with knowledge.

Build the informatics foundation that makes every clinical environment you work in safer — and build the career that comes with it.

Scroll up and click the BUY BUTTON now to get your copy today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798167939493
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 152