Nursing Informatics in Israel From a Historical Perspective

Area of Science:

• Nursing Informatics
• Health Information Technology
• Healthcare Research

Background:

• Israel's 'start-up nation' status fosters growth in health information technology.
• Nursing informatics development in Israel requires historical perspective.
• Understanding the evolution of nursing informatics is crucial for its advancement.

Purpose of the Study:

• To provide a historical overview of nursing informatics development in Israel over the past 20 years.
• To analyze the evolution of the nursing informatics field.
• To examine nursing informatics studies conducted by nurses in Israel.

Main Methods:

• Systematic literature review of nursing informatics research.
• Inclusion criteria: research conducted in Israel, performed by nurses, and published in international academic journals or PhD dissertations.
• Analysis of 30 selected studies.

Main Results:

• Nurse managers in health information technology were often not recognized as nursing informatics practitioners.
• A minority of nurses were actively engaged in nursing informatics research.
• Despite numerous health information technology projects, nursing informatics lacks full recognition among Israeli nurses.

Conclusions:

• Advancing the nursing informatics body of knowledge is essential for Israeli nurses.
• Increased recognition will empower nurses as influential health information technology professionals.
• This advancement will benefit patient care through improved health education, practice, and research.