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In literature of recent years, nurse authors have used the term “information technology” synonymously with automation and computerization. The phrase “nursing information system” has been used by many to generically describe systems which support nursing activities in administration, practice, research, and education. According to Saba and McCormick [1], a nursing information system is:
“a computer system that collects, stores, processes, retrieves, displays, and communicates timely information needed to do the following: administer the nursing services and resources in a health care facility; manage standardized patient care information for the delivery of nursing care; link the research resources and educational applications to nursing practice” (p. 120).
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Nagle, L.M., Shamian, J., Catford, P. (1998). Information Technology Developments: Issues for Nursing. In: Saba, V.K., Pocklington, D.B., Miller, K.P. (eds) Nursing and Computers. Computers and Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2182-1_3
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