Digital Nursing - Shaping Practice and Identity in the Age of Informatics

Investigating the ways in which digital technology is transforming the roles of nurses and how they deliver care, this book explores how nurses can optimise patient care, enhance clinical decision-making, and improve healthcare outcomes in the information age.

List of contents

Author biographies, Preface., 1: Introduction to digital nursing and nursing theory, 2: The evolving role of nurses in the digital age, 3: Ethical and humanistic dimensions of digital nursing, 4: The social media nurse, 5: Case study: Nursing the patient - digital technology in wound care, 6: Case study: Nursing the environment - digital technology in infection control, 7: The future of nursing.

About the author

Matthew Wynn is a Senior Lecturer in adult nursing at Liverpool John Moores University. His research interests include the digitalisation of nursing, the ethics of digital technologies in nursing, and clinical applications of digital technology in wound care and infection control.

Summary

Investigating the ways in which digital technology is transforming the roles of nurses and how they deliver care, this book explores how nurses can optimise patient care, enhance clinical decision-making, and improve healthcare outcomes in the information age.

Product details

• Authors: Matthew Wynn
• Assisted by: Matthew Wynn (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032714516
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271451-6
• No. of pages: 168
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Nursing, MEDICAL / Nursing / Social, Ethical & Legal Issues, Personal & public health, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct, Personal and public health / health education, MEDICAL / Informatics