Nursing informatics. Need to know: essential survival skills for the information age.

Twenty-five years ago, health care information technology was dramatically different from what it is today. Twenty-five years from now, it promises to be worlds away from what it is today. How good a job has nursing done at keeping up with this exponential change? This article addresses the evolutio...

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Publicado en:Nursing Administration Quarterly Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 142 - 146
Autor principal: Simpson RL
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Fall2000
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Sumario:Twenty-five years ago, health care information technology was dramatically different from what it is today. Twenty-five years from now, it promises to be worlds away from what it is today. How good a job has nursing done at keeping up with this exponential change? This article addresses the evolution of technology in health care and nursing's track record of technology expertise. It also discusses the price nursing will pay if it does not keep up with technology and the benefits it can gain if it does. Copyright © 2000 by Aspen Publishers, Inc.