Information technology in maternal/child nursing: past, present, and future.
This issue commemorates the remarkable 25-year span of MCN, a journal born at the dawn of the microcomputer revolution. Key events in computer history and nursing informatics are chronicled, followed with visions of future technologies. A review of the technology literature published in MCN is summarized. Clinical implications include four nursing strategies for integrating electronic technology into practice and a list of online information resources.
McCartney
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School of Nursing, State University of New York, University at Buffalo, USA. mccartny@acsu.buffalo.edu
D005260:Female; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000266:history* / Q000592:standards; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized / Q000266:history / Q000639:trends; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States