title: Informatics issues for nursing's future.
abstract: Automated clinical databases are crucial to the future of nursing but presently are not meeting the needs of clinicians, administrators, educators, or researchers. This article examines theoretical, empirical, and practical issues relating to the development of automated nursing clinical databases that will foster safe, effective practice and further nursing's knowledgebase. A series of key questions are identified relevant to each issue. These issues must be resolved if nurses are to take full advantage of the possibilities inherent in the evolving information technology.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Norris
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Androwich
mesh_terms: D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000639:trends*; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009736:Nursing Process; D009742:Nursing Theory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results