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• it is a general term referring to Information

  Technology (IT) and computer systems.

  COMPUTER
• refers to the integration, of nursing, its information

  and information management with information

  processing and information technology to support

  the health of the people worldwide (International

  Medical Informatics Association, 1998).

  NURSING INFORMATICS
• this can be used interchangeably with Electronic

  Health Information Systems (EHR-S),

  computerized patient record and electronic

  medical record.

  CLINICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS
• nursing. During this time, the image of nursing

  profession is undergoing major changes:

  improving nursing image, expansion of scope and

  complexity of nursing practice and services and

  the increasing number of new nurses. Initially,

  computers were used in health care facilities for

  basic business office transactions.

  PRIOR TO 1960s - SIMPLE BEGINNINGS
• The use of computer technology in healthcare

  settings began to be questioned. Nurses’ stations were

  considered as “hub” of information exchange.

  1960s - ISSUES AND NI RESEARCHES
• The introduction of new computer technologies such as the Cathode Ray Tubes (CRT) added more dimensions to computer systems providing more accessible and user-

  friendly machines.

  1960s - ISSUES AND NI RESEARCHES
• Nurses begin to recognize the value of the

  computer for their profession. Giant steps were

  taken in both nursing and computer technology.

  1970s - GIANT LEAP FOR NI
• The field of Informatics emerged in the healthcare industry and nursing. NI became an accepted specialty and many nursing experts entered the field. Technology challenged creative professionals and the use of computers in nursing became revolutionary.


  1980s - THE EMERGENCE OF INFORMATIC FIELDS
• widely known as the personal computer (PCs) emerged that made

  computers more accessible, affordable and usable by nurses. It served not only terminals linked to mainframe PCs but also as stand-alone systems or workstations.

  MICROCOMPUTER
• Computer technology became an integral part of

  healthcare settings, nursing practice and nursing

  profession.

  1990S - AFFIRMATION OF NURSING INFORMATICS AS SPECIALTY FIELD
• bring about development of smaller

  and faster computers – laptops and notebooks,

  workstations, Local Area Network (LANs) and

  Wide Area Networks (WANs). The internet made

  it possible for the information and knowledge

  databases to be integrated into bedside systems.

  1990s
• Healthcare and nursing undergone developments

  such as wireless point of care, open source

  solutions, regional database projects and

  increased IT solutions on healthcare environment.

  POST 2000 - RAPID GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NI