The only computer and information literacy book designed specifically for students in health care disciplines, Introduction to Computers explains hardware, popular software programs, operating systems, research applications, and computer-assisted communication, including sections on information access, evaluation and use, and the Internet. The revised Fourth Edition continues to present this information with great detail and clarity, featuring the most recent MS Office programs, and focusing on the security of systems and data.

Employing health care models, the lessons in this valuable workbook provide a foundation for understanding the computer world and reflect the changes essential for computer literacy and application in the health care setting.

• Introduction to Computers for Healthcare Professionals:

  • Real world application of key computer knowledge and skills
  • Definitions of terms, step-by-step examples and guided exercises
  • Detailed activities for learning specific skills, as well as assignments for applying these new skills
  • Practice activities requiring use of learned information

Chapter One: On the Way to Computer and Information Literacy

Chapter Two: Computer Systems—Hardware, Software, and Connectivity

Chapter Three: The Computer and its Operating System Environment

Chapter Four: Software Applications—Common Tasks

Chapter Five: Introduction to Word Processing

Chapter Six: Introduction to Presentation Graphics

Chapter Seven: Introduction to Spreadsheets

Chapter Eight: Introduction to Databases

Chapter Nine: Using the World Wide Web

Chapter Ten: Computer-Assisted Communication

Chapter Eleven: Information—Access, Evaluation, and Use

Chapter Twelve: Ensuring the Security and Integrity of Electronic Data

Chapter Thirteen: Health Care Informatics and Information Systems