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Defining Nursing Informatics: A Narrative Review.

Lisa Reid^1,2, Anthony Maeder^1,2, Didy Button¹

¹College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|December 18, 2021

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Digital health technologies are transforming healthcare, leading to the evolution of nursing informatics. This study compares nursing informatics definitions from Australia, the USA, and Canada to understand their similarities and differences.

Keywords:

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Area of Science:

Health Informatics
Nursing Informatics
Digital Health Transformation

Background:

Digital technologies are revolutionizing healthcare, enhancing safety and efficiency.
Health informatics, particularly nursing informatics, integrates nursing, ICT, and knowledge to improve patient outcomes.
Understanding the evolving language of informatics is crucial but often challenging.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe and compare current definitions of nursing informatics from Australia, the USA, and Canada.
To identify similarities and differences in these definitions.
To summarize the distinct knowledge bases described by each country.

Main Methods:

A narrative review approach was employed.
The review considered historic and recent references from published health and nursing informatics literature.
Definitions from Australia, the USA, and Canada were analyzed.

Main Results:

Analysis of definitions from Australia, the USA, and Canada revealed both commonalities and distinctions.
The study identified unique knowledge bodies associated with nursing informatics in each country.
Comparison highlighted the evolution and contextualization of nursing informatics definitions.

Conclusions:

Nursing informatics definitions vary across different healthcare contexts, reflecting unique national perspectives.
Understanding these variations is essential for the consistent advancement and application of nursing informatics globally.
This comparative analysis provides insight into the foundational knowledge of nursing informatics in key international settings.