title: The Finnish informatics nurse, her job and education against a background of international development.
abstract: This paper presents a small survey made to Finnish "adp-nurses" working at adp-departments or as contact persons and informants at the wards. Their positions, job descriptions and informal education is discussed in relation to recent international development in the field. Finally the necessity of starting formal education for the European informatics nurse is stressed.
authors.affiliation: Kuopio University, Helsingfors, Finland. marianne.tallberg@pp.kolumbus.fi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tallberg
mesh_terms: D003197:Computer Literacy; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000193:education*; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires