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Using Computers in Basic Nursing Education, Continuing Education, and Patient Education

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Nursing Informatics

Part of the book series: Health Informatics ((HI))

Abstract

As the use of computers and information science in nursing practice, education, and administration increases, the need also increases for nurses who possess the skill and knowledge to use and manage information technology in nursing environments. Our task as nursing educators is changing. Our new responsibility is to teach our students and colleagues to become discriminating users of information. Nurses need to have expertise in the use of computer-based information systems in the healthcare organizations and agencies in which they are employed. They must also come to use the technology as a tool to practice their chosen profession rather than practicing their profession to suit the needs of technology. In the delivery of health care, nurses have traditionally provided the interface between the client and the healthcare system. They will fulfill this function in new ways in a technologically advanced environment.

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  1. Margaret J. A. Edwards
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  1. Information Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA

    Marion J. Ball (Vice President) & Judith V. Douglas (Director) (Vice President) &  (Director)

  2. Department of Community Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, T2N 4N1, Canada

    Kathryn J. Hannah (Professor) (Professor)

  3. University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA

    Susan K. Newbold (Doctoral Student) (Doctoral Student)

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Edwards, M.J.A. (1995). Using Computers in Basic Nursing Education, Continuing Education, and Patient Education. In: Ball, M.J., Hannah, K.J., Newbold, S.K., Douglas, J.V. (eds) Nursing Informatics. Health Informatics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2428-8_29

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