back Cover Copy Of 1e: Does The Internet Offer Anything Beyond Endless Shopping At Cybermalls, A Plethora Of Computer Games, And A Worldwide Virtual Clubhouse For Computer Nerds? Is There Anything Out There For Nurses And Allied Health Professionals? As Margaret Edwards' Book The Internet For Nurses And Allied Health Professionals, Demonstrates, The Answer Is A Resounding Yes! This Book Is A Primer To The Internet For Those Who Have Little Or No Computer Experience. In Plain Language, It Describes The Internet And How It Works, Including How To Use Various Internet Tools. In Addition, This Book 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. The Reader 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. When You Need To Know How Others Have Dealt With A Proposed Health Care Change, You Can't Wait Three Months For The Next Conference Or Nine Months For The Next Book To Come Out — That's When You Discover The Real Power Of The Internet: It Lets You Exchange Information With Peers Around The World Instantly, Giving You The Knowledge Edge To Keep Your Nursing Or Health Care Practice Professional And Progressive. With A Foreward By Kathryn J. Hannah.

this First Edition Guide To The Internet Presents Definitions And Explanations About A Growing Information Asset. Appendixes Make Up Over Half Of The Book's Content To Provide Additional Information And Health Related Internet Resources. Nurses And Other Health Professionals Need To Learn More About The Internet. The Author's Purpose Is To Provide An Educational Primer For This Group's Internet Neophyte And An Informational Resource For The Experienced User. Although There Are A Number Of Internet Books On The Market, There Are Few Focused Toward Health Care Providers. This Book Is Intended For Nurses And Allied Health Professionals With Little Or No Computer Experience. Beginners May, However, Have Difficulty Following Some Of The Explanations. There Is A Tendency To Mix Terminology, Stop Explanations Short Of Real Understanding, And Write To An Audience Knowledge Level Above The Beginner. The Annotated Listing Of Selected Internet Resources Makes The Organization Of The Appendix An Asset, And The Narrative On Choosing Internet Providers Is Thorough. A Greater Use Of Illustrations And Tables Would Have Been Beneficial. The Existing Visual Tools Are, However, Relevant And Informative. A List Of Additional Sources Provides Direction For Further Information, But Omits Reference To On-line Resources. There Is No Mention Of The Existence Of Search Engines On The World Wide Web. Even Though Beginners May Have Trouble Understanding Some Of The Content Presented In This Book, It Does Make A Contribution. Internet Information And References Relevant To Health Care Providers Give A Starting Point For Exploration. The Foreword Suggests That The Publication In Paper Of An Internet Book Mightbe Viewed As An Anachronism. It Does Seem That Publication In An Interactive Format Might Be More Ideal And In Keeping With The Subject.