Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nursing Science and Concepts 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 -- History and Evolution of Nursing Informatics -- Nursing Informatics as a Specialty -- Legislative Aspects of Nursing Informatics: HIPAA, HITECH, and Beyond -- Systems Development Life Cycle: Nursing Informatics and Organizational Decision-Making -- Administrative Information Systems -- The Human-Technology Interface -- Electronic Security -- Achieving Excellence by Managing Workflow and Initiating Quality Projects -- The Electronic Health Record and Clinical Informatics -- Informatics Tools to Promote Patient Safety, Quality -- Outcomes, and Interdisciplinary Collaboration -- Patient Engagement and Connected Health -- Using Informatics to Promote Community and Population Health -- Telenursing and Remote Access Telehealth -- Nursing Informatics and Nursing Education -- Simulation, Game Mechanics, Virtual Worlds, and Realities in Nursing Education -- Nursing Research: Data Collection, Processing, and Analysis -- Informatics Based Research Processes: Data Mining and Artificial Intelligence -- Generating and Translating Evidence for Practice -- The Art of Caring in Technology-Laden Environments -- Our Expanding Realities and the Metaverse

"Nursing Informatics and the Foundation of Knowledge is a foundational text designed to teach nursing students the core concepts of knowledge management while demystifying nursing informatics, a complex and ever-evolving specialty area. A practical guide for understanding how to leverage modern technology in order to provide safe and high-quality patient care, this text shows students how to acquire, process and disseminate knowledge"--