title: A classification of nursing technology.
abstract: In the previous issue, the authors described the process of technology assessment and its implications for nursing. In this article, the authors propose a classification system for nursing technology. They argue that, in the face of competition from other, rapidly proliferating health care professions, such a system is necessary to insure that nurses are acknowledged and adequately compensated for the functions they actually perform.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, School of Nursing's Center for Nursing and Health Services Research, Baltimore.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacox
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pillar
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Redman
mesh_terms: D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000639:trends