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Supercomputers open window of opportunity for nursing

S L Meintz1

  • 1College of Health Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 89154.

Computers in Nursing
|May 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Nurse researchers can now leverage supercomputing for health data analysis. This initiative explores high-performance computing applications, identifies barriers, and introduces Nurmetrics, a new field in nursing science.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Health Informatics
  • Computational Science

Background:

  • The High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) initiative created opportunities for nurse researchers.
  • The University of Nevada Las Vegas/Cray Project for Nursing and Health Data Research (PNHDR) facilitated nursing research in a high-performance computing environment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish the validity of a supercomputer platform for nursing research.
  • To identify a paradigm shift in statistical analysis for nursing data.
  • To explore barriers and new avenues for nursing research using supercomputing tools.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the CRAY YMP 2/216 supercomputer for nursing and health data research.
  • Investigated the application of high-performance computing in nursing research.

Main Results:

  • Validated the use of supercomputers for nursing research.
  • Identified a shift in statistical analysis methods.
  • Delineated barriers and potential new research avenues in supercomputing for nursing.
  • Conceptualized Nurmetrics, a new branch of nursing science.

Conclusions:

  • Supercomputing offers a valid and powerful platform for nursing research.
  • The integration of high-performance computing necessitates new statistical approaches and addresses existing barriers.
  • Nurmetrics represents a novel field emerging from the intersection of nursing science and computational tools.

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