The study of nursing informatics
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Nurses' decision-making needs present challenges to developing nursing computer information systems. Much of the data that is useful to nurses is not measured by physical instrumentation nor can it be readily coded as numerical or alphanumeric data. Nurses often require descriptive data, but whole-text data processing is in its infancy. Data must be accessed, analyzed, recombined, and presented in a useful format, but current data processing methods are also ill-suited to nursing needs.
Publication Name: Holistic Nursing Practice
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0887-9311
Year: 1996
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The superhighway to nursing science and practice
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Information technology holds great promise of enhancing nursing science and practice. It can collect and analyze enormous amounts of data from multiple sources and over long lengths of time. It can broaden the ability of nurses to consult, collaborate, and exchange information. It can track trends and ensure that care is effective and evidence based. However, nurses must participate in designing systems to ensure that they support holistic nursing care.
Publication Name: Holistic Nursing Practice
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0887-9311
Year: 1996
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The Meaning of Technology for People with Chronic Renal Failure
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A hermeneutic study of individuals receiving hemodialysis for chronic renal failure showed the psychological aspects of treatment can be challenging. Participants often found themselves partnered to technology in ways that diminished their senses of self-worth. They also needed to accept a sense of loss and to learn to cope with new limitations.
Publication Name: Holistic Nursing Practice
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0887-9311
Year: 1998
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