NURSING INFORMATICS AND THE FOUNDATION OF KNOWLEDGE 6TH EDITION
BY DEE MCGONIGLE, KATHLEEN MASTRIAN (2025)||CURRENT EDITION
6th Edition
,table of contents
section i: building blocks of nursing informatics ....................................................................... 4
chapter 1 nursind science and the foundation of knowledge .................................................... 4
chapter 2 introduction to information, information science, and information systems .......... 35
chapter 3 computer science and the foundation of knowledge model ................................... 69
chapter 4 introduction to cognitive science and cognitive informatics .................................. 103
chapter 5 ethical applications of informatics .......................................................................... 133
section ii: perspectives on nursing informatics ................................................................... 139
chapter 6 history and evolution of nursing informatics .......................................................... 139
chapter 7 nursing informatics as a specialty ........................................................................... 145
chapter 8 legislative aspects of nursing informatics: hitech and hipaa .................................. 151
section iii: nursing informatics administrative applications: precare and care support ......... 182
chapter 9 systems development life cycle: nursing informatics and organizational decision
making ..................................................................................................................................... 182
chapter 10 administrative information systems ..................................................................... 188
chapter 11 the human-technology interface dee ................................................................... 194
chapter 12 electronic security ................................................................................................ 200
chapter 13. world low and beyond meaningful use .............................................................. 234
section iv: nursing informatics practice applications: care delivery ..................................... 240
chapter 14 the electronic health record and clinical informatics ........................................... 240
chapter 15 informatics tools to promote patient safety and quality outcomes ..................... 246
chapter 16 patient engagement and connected health ......................................................... 288
chapter 17 using informatics to promote community/population health ............................. 325
chapter 18 telenursing and remote access telehealth: original contribution ........................ 344
section v: education applications of nursing informatics ..................................................... 360
chapter 19 nursing informatics and nursing education .......................................................... 360
chapter 20 simulation, game mechanics, and virtual worlds in nursing education ............... 385
section vi: research applications of nursing informatics ...................................................... 391
chapter 21 nursing research: data collection, processing, and analysis ................................. 391
chapter 22 data mining as a research tool.............................................................................. 435
, chapter 23 translational research: generating evidence for practice ..................................... 441
chapter 24 bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and computational ............................... 486
section vii: imagining the future of nursing informatics ...................................................... 517
chapter 25 the art of caring in technology-laden environments ............................................ 517
chapter 26 nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge ........................................ 544
, section i: building blocks of nursing informatics
chapter 1 nursing science and the foundation of knowledge
the nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of practice by
which statement?
1. research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a standard nursing
language and the development of databases for clinical information.
2. a formal educational program at the master's level must be completed before a nurse is
eligible to sit for the credentialing examination.
3. as a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client, the
environment, health, and the nurse.
4. there is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by work groups
and organizations within the United States.
Correct ans: 1
rationale 1: the development of research priorities is a key point in a specialty practice. although
degrees at the master's level are available, the degree required for credentialing is typically at
the bachelor's level and includes experience in the field. current demands for safer, cost-
effective, quality care require evidence of the best practices supported by research.
rationale 2: such a formal educational program does not necessarily mean a specialty area of
practice. although degrees at the master's level are available, the degree required for
BY DEE MCGONIGLE, KATHLEEN MASTRIAN (2025)||CURRENT EDITION
6th Edition
,table of contents
section i: building blocks of nursing informatics ....................................................................... 4
chapter 1 nursind science and the foundation of knowledge .................................................... 4
chapter 2 introduction to information, information science, and information systems .......... 35
chapter 3 computer science and the foundation of knowledge model ................................... 69
chapter 4 introduction to cognitive science and cognitive informatics .................................. 103
chapter 5 ethical applications of informatics .......................................................................... 133
section ii: perspectives on nursing informatics ................................................................... 139
chapter 6 history and evolution of nursing informatics .......................................................... 139
chapter 7 nursing informatics as a specialty ........................................................................... 145
chapter 8 legislative aspects of nursing informatics: hitech and hipaa .................................. 151
section iii: nursing informatics administrative applications: precare and care support ......... 182
chapter 9 systems development life cycle: nursing informatics and organizational decision
making ..................................................................................................................................... 182
chapter 10 administrative information systems ..................................................................... 188
chapter 11 the human-technology interface dee ................................................................... 194
chapter 12 electronic security ................................................................................................ 200
chapter 13. world low and beyond meaningful use .............................................................. 234
section iv: nursing informatics practice applications: care delivery ..................................... 240
chapter 14 the electronic health record and clinical informatics ........................................... 240
chapter 15 informatics tools to promote patient safety and quality outcomes ..................... 246
chapter 16 patient engagement and connected health ......................................................... 288
chapter 17 using informatics to promote community/population health ............................. 325
chapter 18 telenursing and remote access telehealth: original contribution ........................ 344
section v: education applications of nursing informatics ..................................................... 360
chapter 19 nursing informatics and nursing education .......................................................... 360
chapter 20 simulation, game mechanics, and virtual worlds in nursing education ............... 385
section vi: research applications of nursing informatics ...................................................... 391
chapter 21 nursing research: data collection, processing, and analysis ................................. 391
chapter 22 data mining as a research tool.............................................................................. 435
, chapter 23 translational research: generating evidence for practice ..................................... 441
chapter 24 bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, and computational ............................... 486
section vii: imagining the future of nursing informatics ...................................................... 517
chapter 25 the art of caring in technology-laden environments ............................................ 517
chapter 26 nursing informatics and the foundation of knowledge ........................................ 544
, section i: building blocks of nursing informatics
chapter 1 nursing science and the foundation of knowledge
the nurse understands that nursing informatics is recognized as a specialty area of practice by
which statement?
1. research priorities for nursing informatics include the development of a standard nursing
language and the development of databases for clinical information.
2. a formal educational program at the master's level must be completed before a nurse is
eligible to sit for the credentialing examination.
3. as a differentiated practice, nursing informatics is focused upon the client, the
environment, health, and the nurse.
4. there is a need for nursing informatics interests to gain representation by work groups
and organizations within the United States.
Correct ans: 1
rationale 1: the development of research priorities is a key point in a specialty practice. although
degrees at the master's level are available, the degree required for credentialing is typically at
the bachelor's level and includes experience in the field. current demands for safer, cost-
effective, quality care require evidence of the best practices supported by research.
rationale 2: such a formal educational program does not necessarily mean a specialty area of
practice. although degrees at the master's level are available, the degree required for
