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Springer The Internet For Nurses And Allied Health Professionals 1997 Edition by Margaret J.A. Edwards Foreword by K.J. Hannah
When you need to know how others have dealt with a proposed health care change you cannot wait three months for the next conference or nine months for the next book to come out - this is the real power of the Internet. It allows the instant exchange of information with peers around the world giving you the knowledge edge to keep your nursing or health care practice progressive. This is a primer to for those who have little or no computer experience describing in plain language the Net and how it works including how to use various Internet tools. In addition Margaret Edwards provides an extensive listing of health-related Internet resources from an on-line version of the American Journal of Nursing to the "Virtual Nursing Centre". In short readers will find this directory complete with descriptions of each entry a treasure trove of the information resources available for health care professionals on the Internet. Table of contents : 1 What Is the Internet?.- What Is the Internet?.- Who Owns and Operates the Internet?.- What Does the Internet Look Like?.- Where Did the Internet Come From?.- What Can I Do with the Internet?.- Electronic Mail.- Newsgroups.- Data Base Searching.- How Do I Get There From Here?.- 2 How Does the Internet Work?.- Connecting to the Internet.- Types of Internet Connections.- Direct Connection to the Internet.- Connecting Through Another's Gateway.- Connecting Through a Commercial Service Provider.- Connecting Through an Indirect Service Provider.- What to Look for When Choosing an Internet Provider.- Finding Information on the Internet.- Internet Addresses.- 3 Using Electronic Mail (E-mail).- Anatomy of an E-mail Message.- Legal Issues.- E-mail Etiquette.- Mailing Lists.- Subscribing Unsubscribing and Mailing to Mailing Lists.- Mailing List Etiquette.- 4 Newsgroups.- What Is Usenet?.- Components of a Usenet Article.- Joining a Newsgroup.- Reading Articles.- Posting Articles.- Final Thoughts.- 5 Telnet and FTP: Remote Login and Retrieval of Information.- FTP.- Locating Files Using Archie.- 6 Finding Information on the Internet.- The Gopher.- Gopher Searching.- Veronica and Jughead Searching.- WAIS.- World Wide Web.- History of the Web.- Hypertext.- Web Browsers.- Search Sites.- Final Thoughts.- 7 Using and Citing Information from the Internet.- Using Information from the Internet.- Citing Information from the Internet.- Electronic Sources: APA Style of Citation.- Electronic Sources: MLA Style of Citation.- 8 Implications for the Future: Science Fiction Versus Reality.- Variables.- Impact of the Internet on Health Care.- Education programs.- Electronic books.- Simulations of Clinical Situations.- Continuing Education.- Distance Education.- Personal Communication.- Information Gathering.- Decision Support.- Telehealth.- Health Education for the Public.- Long Term Care Facilities.- Conclusion (or Beginning?).- Appendix 1: Top Ten Favourite Web Sites.- 1. Food and Nutrition Information Center.- 2. GoldenAge Net.- 3. Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources.- 4. Magellan: Health and Medicine.- 5. MedWeb.- 6. Peter Ramme's Idea Nurse.- 7. Points of Interest: Pediatrics.- 8. Virtual Hospital.- 9. Virtual Pharmacy.- 10. Yahoo! Health Directory.- Appendix 2: Health-Related Internet Resources.- Profession Specific.- Health-Related topics.- Online Journals.- Searchable Health-Related Literature Databases.