Sketching the future: trends influencing nursing informatics

Area of Science:

• Nursing Informatics
• Healthcare Technology
• Digital Health

Background:

• Emerging technologies in telecommunications, digital imaging, and microprocessing are transforming nursing.
• Future nursing practice requires nurses to be computer aware and technologically literate.
• Current nursing informatics and artificial intelligence present challenges for future healthcare scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

• To highlight the impact of emerging technologies on nursing practice.
• To emphasize the need for technological literacy among nurses.
• To discuss technology's role in the lifetime clinical health record and informatics priorities.

Main Methods:

• Review of emerging technologies impacting healthcare.
• Analysis of current nursing informatics and artificial intelligence challenges.
• Discussion of technology priorities for nursing research.

Main Results:

• Technological advancements necessitate a shift towards computer-aware and technologically literate nursing professionals.
• The lifetime clinical health record presents significant technology-related challenges.
• Informatics priorities identified by the Center for Nursing Research offer direction for technological development.

Conclusions:

• Nurses must actively engage in shaping future clinical practice systems.
• Technological literacy is essential for nurses to adapt to evolving healthcare environments.
• Proactive involvement in system design is critical for the future of nursing informatics.