Applied Clinical Informatics for Nurses, Second Edition employs a contextually based teaching approach to promote clinical decision making, ethical conduct, and problem solving.

Overview of informatics in health care -- Information needs for the healthcare professional of the 21st century -- Informatics and evidence-based practice -- Human factors in computing -- Usability in health information technology -- Privacy, security, and confidentiality -- Database systems for healthcare applications -- Forthcoming -- Workflow support -- Promoting patient safety with the use of information technology -- The electronic health record -- Clinical decision-support systems -- Telehealth nursing -- Mobile health applications -- Informatics and public health -- Digital patient engagement and empowerment.