Significance of information technology on nursing

.....>>>The use of information technologies in relation to those functions within the purview of nursing, and that are carried out by nurses when performing their duties. Therefore, any use of information technologies by nurses in relation to the care of their patients, the administration of health care facilities, or the educational preparation of individuals to practice the discipline is considered nursing informatics<<<.....


.....>>>The use of technology and/or a computer system to collect, store, process, display, retrieve, and communicate timely data and information in and across health care facilities that administer nursing services and resources, manage the delivery of patient and nursing care, link research resources and findings to nursing practice, and apply educational resources to nursing education<<<.....

......>>>The information technology–oriented view of nursing informatics may be critiqued for overstating the role of technology and underemphasizing the need for the informatics nurse specialist to support the cognitive interaction between the nurse, the nursing process, nursing data, patients and the technology. More important, emphasizing technology discounts the fact that informatics does not require the aid of a computer or other technology<<<.....