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Since the beginning of time, people have invented tools to help them. Tracing the evolution of computers gives us a clearer historical vantage point from which to view our fast-changing world. This approach also identifies informatics as a tool which will advance the goal of high-quality nursing care.
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Hannah, K.J., Ball, M.J., Edwards, M.J.A. (1994). History of Health Care Computing. In: Introduction to Nursing Informatics. Computers in Health Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2246-8_4
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