Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of the essential role of health and nursing informatics in meeting the 21st century call to provide state-of-the-art oncology care. DATA SOURCES: Published articles, research studies, and documents relating to informatics. CONCLUSIONS: Health and nursing informatics encompass the pivotal roles of data and information; identifying and documenting essential data using nursing vocabularies; ensuring adequate computer-based patient record systems; accessing and building knowledge; using telecommunications to support care delivery; empowering the consumer through health informatics; transforming education; and enhancing decision making in oncology nursing through national research agendas. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: The information age calls us to explore digital and information technologies as extensions of human capacity. Oncology nursing practice is especially positioned to contribute to the health of our population.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2-6 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Seminars in oncology nursing |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2001 |