Nursing Informatics: A Personal Review of the Past, the Present and the Future.
- Author:
Nicholas HARDIKER
1
;
Hyeoun Ae PARK
Author Information
1. Salford Health Informatics Research Environment, University of Salford, United Kingdom. nrhardiker@yahoo.co.uk
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Nursing Informatics;
Review;
History
- MeSH:
Humans;
Informatics;
Nursing Informatics*;
Nursing*
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2005;11(2):119-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
There is evidence that nurses have been involved in, or have been affected by health-related computer projects since the mid-1960's. Since those early years nurses have made many significant contributions to the wider bio-health informatics agenda. This article reflects on the evolution of Nursing Informatics, from attempts to define the discipline, through the development of support systems, to the current state-of-the-science for one particular and important field of study, namely clinical terminologies. The article concludes with a call for increased professionalisation of Nursing Informatics.
