CONHI Faculty Helping Write the Book on Nursing Informatics

Friday, Feb 25, 2022

A new edition of Nursing Informatics: A Health Informatics, Interprofessional and Global Perspective is now on pre-order and boasts two University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing and Health Innovation (CONHI) faculty as editors. Marion Ball, the Raj and Indra Nooyi Endowed Distinguished Chair in Bioengineering as well as presidential distinguished professor in CONHI and Gabriela Wilson, professor of kinesiology, are both co-editors of the 5^th edition of this classic textbook.

Dr. Ball is the executive director of the Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI), and Dr. Wilson is co-director of MICHI. CONHI ‘s Dean Elizabeth Merwin had the honor of writing a forward of the book.

“A heartfelt thank you to my co-editors and to the more than 100 experts and colleagues who contributed to this amazing body of work. A true honor to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with them - during a global pandemic”, said Wilson.

Nursing Informatics provides readers in health care practice and educational settings with an exceptional depth of information on using informatics methods. It also contains real-life case studies to illustrate the theories and principles discussed in nursing informatics.

This book is not just for nurses but also for physicians, therapists, pharmacists, dietitians, and many others as it is designed for a wide range of health care professions and health information technology professionals. This multi-interprofessional global Nursing Informatics textbook is a critical book in the education and training of informatics professionals, as it works to bridge the technical and caring domain in an informative and thought-provoking manner.

“This textbook leads our field into the 21st century as we work towards changing our sick care system, which we have now, towards a true health care system, by working toward prevention and introducing technology as an enabler to transform the future of health care delivery,” said Ball.

“This 5^th Edition contains real-life case studies and other didactic features to illustrate the theories and principles discussed, making it an ideal resource for use within health and nursing informatics curricula at both undergraduate and graduate level, as well as for workforce development,” added Wilson.

For those interested in course offerings related to health informatics, CONHI now has a Telehealth and Health Informatics Certificate. To acquire this certificate, it consists of three courses, covering an introduction to health informatics, interprofessional collaborative practice, and fundamental telehealth skills. For students interested in adding this certificate to their program, it is available to upper-division undergraduate students of any major, and students can email telehealthadvising@uta.edu for more information. CONHI, in partnership with MICHI, is also actively expanding its health informatics offerings and will be rolling out a new post-baccalaureate certificate in health informatics later this spring for credit as well as noncredit. 

– Written by Precious Olowokere, College of Nursing and Health Innovation