Applications of Information Technology in Nursing During 2005-15: Evidence from Iran
Marziye Meraji1, Nahid Ramazan Ghorbani2, Sanaz Mahmoodian3
1Department of Health Information Technology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Mashhad, Iran.
Abstract:
In this ever-changing health care environment, nurses employ technologies and information systems to accomplish the intentions of the practice of nursing. Information technology supports the basic and advanced nursing practices in all settings. This review provides evidence about applications of information technology in Iranian nursing. We systematically searched all papers about applications of information technology in nursing in Iran that were indexed in SID, Magiran, Iran medex, PubMed and scopus databases. This study indicated that 12 (%52) studies used information technologies in the nursing education domain. Also, in 6 (%26) studies telenursing was used for patient care. 3 (13%) of the articles were related to the impact of the use of computer-based information system on nursing practice. In 2 (%9) papers the researchers developed computerized software for nursing processes. The results of this study indicate the use of information technology in nearly every aspect of nursing in Iran.
