Wisecare

Wisecare
Author: Walter Sermeus
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2000
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9781586030483

Title page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Part I: Introduction -- WISECARE: an Overview -- Information Needs of Oncology Nurses -- The WISECARE Environment -- Part II: Planning and Design -- Classification Systems and theirApplicability to the Needs of Oncology Nurses -- Organisation of the Database -- Data Collection Manual -- Risk Assessment -- The WISETool -- WISECARE WWW-Server -- WISECARE Technology Assessment Tool -- Methodological Issues -- Part III: Results -- Global Feedback on Clinical Management -- Global Nursing Resource Feedback -- Experiences of the Clinical Nursing Sites -- Modelling and Simulation of Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy -- Part IV: Evaluation -- Multicentre Research -- Patient Outcome Measures for Oncology Care -- Impact of WISECARE on Clinical Behaviour of Oncology Nurses and on Patient Outcomes -- Oncology Nurses' Change with Respect to Clinical Management -- Harmonisation of Data Collection -- European Impact Analysis -- Part V: Future -- Future Development and Methodological Issues -- Starting up a WISECARE Oncology User Group -- Exploitation Plan -- Appendices -- Executive Summary -- Glossary -- List of Annexes -- List of WISECARE Members and Partners -- Author Index

Nursing Informatics

Nursing Informatics
Author: Ulla Gerdin
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 660
Release: 1997
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9789051993622

This book reflects the evolution of a vibrant discipline in its chosen. The Impact of Nursing Knowledge on health Care Informatics. Nursing Informatics has changed the practice, defining new roles for nursing in education, research, patient care and administration. reaching out into industry, government and consultancies. The range of issues addressed in this book is extraordinary, including nursing language, cognitive skills, education and training, nursing research, systems design, decision support, patient record, patient management, standards and more. It also clarifies values, strategies and practices central to the profession of nursing. This book is a part of the global network, building bridges between teachers, students, clinicians, administrators and researchers around the world and creating a lasting bond.

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition

Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition
Author: Schwartz, David
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 1652
Release: 2010-07-31
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1599049325

Knowledge Management has evolved into one of the most important streams of management research, affecting organizations of all types at many different levels. The Encyclopedia of Knowledge Management, Second Edition provides a compendium of terms, definitions and explanations of concepts, processes and acronyms addressing the challenges of knowledge management. This two-volume collection covers all aspects of this critical discipline, which range from knowledge identification and representation, to the impact of Knowledge Management Systems on organizational culture, to the significant integration and cost issues being faced by Human Resources, MIS/IT, and production departments.

Cancer Symptom Management

Cancer Symptom Management
Author: Connie Henke Yarbro
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Total Pages: 786
Release: 2004
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780763721428

Accompanying CD-ROM contains customizable patient self-care guides.

European Oncology Leaders

European Oncology Leaders
Author: European School of Oncology
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2005-02-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9783540236580

CancerFutures was launched in 2001 with the aim of increasing knowledge about the complex world of cancer care through people and facts. Cover Story and Masterpiece are two key sections of the magazine that have featured in-depth interviews with some of Europe’s most influential oncology leaders – people who have been pioneers of the art and science of oncology over the past 30 years. These interviews comprise a unique collection of stories that give insight into the many personal and professional challenges these leaders have faced in building their careers and pushing forward the boundaries of oncology practice. The European School of Oncology is pleased to launch the CancerFutures Collection which will be of interest to all members of the European oncology community, both today and in the future. This collection acknowledges the tremendous contribution that these leaders have made to cancer care and pays tribute to their dedication and drive. It will provide encouragement for all those confronted with difficulties in building their careers, and will give some inspiration for future leaders.

Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century

Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century
Author: Charlotte Weaver
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 622
Release: 2010-02-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1498757332

Nursing and Informatics for the 21st Century is the follow-up to the highly successful, award-winning first edition. Published in 2006, the first edition was a critical resource in chronicling the huge historical shift in nursing linked to the explosion of EHR national strategies and health policies around the globe. This updated edition, co-publis

Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People

Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People
Author: H.-A. Park
Publisher: IOS Press
Total Pages: 1104
Release: 2006-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1607501775

This publication, initiated by the Korean Society of Medical Informatics (KOSMI) and its Nursing Informatics Specialist Group, and the Special Interest Group in Nursing Informatics of the International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA-NI), is published for nurses and informatics experts working with informatics applications in nursing care, administration, research and education, bringing together the worlds of nursing informatics community. Korea is well known for having the highest level of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) accessibility in the world. Advances in ICT in Korea have lead Korean health care sectors to fully utilize the benefit of ICT for health care. The theme of the book, ‘Consumer-Centered Computer-Supported Care for Healthy People’, emphasizes the central role of the consumer and the function of information technology in health care. It reflects the major challenge in our time, which is developing and using information technology for the improvement of consumer oriented health care. "I would seriously recommend that this book – in text form – should be available in all nursing libraries as a resource for study and reference in the expanding area of nursing and health care.”--Paula M. Procter, Reader in Informatics and Telematics in Nursing, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Knowledge Management

Knowledge Management
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 644
Release: 2008
Genre: Knowledge management
ISBN:

"This is the defining reference source for all theories, concepts, and methodologies within the KM discipline. It includes chapters on Implementing KM in Organizations; KM Systems Acceptance; KM Communication; Knowledge Representation; Knowledge Sharing; KM Success Models; Knowledge Ontology; and Operational KM, and provides libraries with the defining reference to the field"--Provided by publisher.

Boundless Leadership

Boundless Leadership
Author: Joe Loizzo
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 298
Release: 2021-12-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1611809215

Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner Realize your fullest leadership potential, claim your boldest vision, and prioritize the well-being of your team and world with this new science-based approach to leadership. Boundless Leadership provides a complete and systematic roadmap to finding meaning in your work, realizing your full leadership potential, and inspiring your team with resilience, innovation, compassion and confidence. Contemplative psychotherapist Joe Loizzo, MD, PhD, and executive advisor Elazar Aslan, MBA, PCC, offer a new science-based vision of leadership that prescribes disciplines of mind, heart, and body to help leaders cultivate clarity, compassion and fearlessness for themselves and throughout their organization. Boundless Leadership offers accessible, real world applications to bring ease to leading oneself and others, and provides examples from the authors' experience with clients, including CEOs of multi-billion-dollar businesses, entrepreneurs and managers trying to balance the complex challenges of work and life in our interdependent age. Each section includes a range of practices based on neuropsychology and contemplative science, including guided meditations to improve focus and awareness, cultivate empathy and compassion, and build fearlessness and flow. Each section also offers a practical application to ease daily challenges, including clarifying intentions for better decision-making, improving accountability and responsibility for better team collaboration, and embodying purpose to optimize impact on one’s organization and society at large. Boundless Leadership is especially needed during this explosion of remote working and provides advice and guidance to remain productive and joyful when your work environment is in flux. Whether you're a CEO, manager, team leader, consultant, coach, social entrepreneur or community activist, this book offers the tools you need to clarify your vision, lead others, and ignite positive change in the world--giving you a much needed advantage in today’s fast-paced digital age.