title: Using the Electronic Health Record in Nursing Research: Challenges and Opportunities.
abstract: Changes in the patient record from the paper to the electronic health record format present challenges and opportunities for the nurse researcher. Current use of data from the electronic health record is in a state of flux. Novel data analytic techniques and massive data sets provide new opportunities for nursing science. Realization of a strong electronic data output future relies on meeting challenges of system use and operability, data presentation, and privacy. Nurse researchers need to rethink aspects of proposal development. Joining ongoing national efforts aimed at creating usable data output is encouraged as a means to affect system design. Working to address challenges and embrace opportunities will help grow the science in a way that answers important patient care questions.
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA joanne.samuels@unh.edu.
authors.forename: Joanne G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Samuels
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Fetzer
authors.affiliation: University of New Hampshire, Durham, USA.
authors.forename: Prashant
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.affiliation: Lawrence General Hospital, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bourgoine
mesh_terms: D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design / Q000639:trends*; D013223:Statistics as Topic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
keywords: big data; data; data analysis; data mining; data privacy; documentation; electronic health record; electronic medical record; nursing research