This Third Edition of the leading "how-to" guide and Internet directory, designed specifically for nurses, has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect current and future trends found on the information superhighway. The text serves as a valuable resource for nurses who want to get connected quickly and efficiently to sites of the greatest interest and use to them. A new patient education website section has been added to provide nurses with a valuable tool for finding pertinent patient education information and a subject index has been added to complement the topic index. This addition allows for easier cross-referencing of information. The text also includes a free computer disk that helps the user link to the most important sites quickly. A Brandon-Hill Recommended Title.

The best selling nurses' guide to understanding and using computers in the workplace--now revised and completely up-to-date. New edition discusses the increasing use of specialized software within nursing curriculums. Examines use of the Internet as a powerful research tool; the way computers are changing the practice of nursing and the NCLEX; telemedicine; and more.

A handbook especially for nurses and other health professionals. It assists in navigating through online nursing references, shows what's there and how to access it.

This concise, pocket-sized guide to the online healthcare environment provides background information about the Internet, its services and various types of Internet resources available for nursing and healthcare professionals and students. Updated with the most current resources, the book is designed to provide users with the knowledge and confidence needed to use the Internet for education, research, career and other purposes. Topics include an introduction to the Internet, services available, how to evaluate information and online learning and opportunities. For nursing and healthcare professionals.

New and expanded to reflect changes on the Internet, especially the explosive growth of the World Wide Web, this best-selling book is primer to the Internet for those who have little or no computer experience and a time-saving guide to resources for the more experienced surfer. In plain language it describes the Internet, how it works, and how to use various Internet tools. In addition, it provides an extensive listing of health-related Internet resources accompanied by reviews and descriptions - not just URLs of dozens of health related topics. The reader will find this directory a treasure trove of information resources available for health care professionals on the Internet.

This jargon-free handbook introduces primary care nurses to the use of the Internet as a source of information relevant to their work. The authors (both Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine) begin by explaining how to use Web browsers and email and demonstrating how to search the Internet on a particular topic. They then i