title: Opportunities and obstacles in electronic data collection in nursing.
abstract: The article deals with the advantages and drawbacks of electronic data collection in nursing. The first part underlines the importance of data standards and common terminology, and traces the evolution of nursing informatics over the past decades. The main national and international projects in this field are listed. The second part describes the role of the government in promoting electronic collection of data on nursing care. In the third part, the information technology required for electronic collection of data is presented, and the current situation in Slovenia in this field is outlined. In the final part, the author suggests steps to be taken in order to achieve the final goal: an electronic nursing record in Slovenia.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia. vesna.prijatelj@mf.uni-lj.si
authors.forename: Vesna
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prijatelj
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D006801:Humans; D016347:Medical Records Systems, Computerized; D009732:Nursing Care; D017524:Slovenia