A nursing informatics research agenda for 2008-18: Contextual influences and key components

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Abstract

The context for nursing informatics research has changed significantly since the National Institute of Nursing Research-funded Nursing Informatics Research Agenda was published in 1993 and the Delphi study of nursing informatics research priorities reported a decade ago. The authors focus on 3 specific aspects of context-genomic health care, shifting research paradigms, and social (Web 2.0) technologies-that must be considered in formulating a nursing informatics research agenda. These influences are illustrated using the significant issue of healthcare associated infections (HAI). A nursing informatics research agenda for 2008-18 must expand users of interest to include interdisciplinary researchers; build upon the knowledge gained in nursing concept representation to address genomic and environmental data; guide the reengineering of nursing practice; harness new technologies to empower patients and their caregivers for collaborative knowledge development; develop user-configurable software approaches that support complex data visualization, analysis, and predictive modeling; facilitate the development of middle-range nursing informatics theories; and encourage innovative evaluation methodologies that attend to human-computer interface factors and organizational context.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)206-214.e3
JournalNursing Outlook
Volume56
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The preparation of this manuscript was supported by the Center for the Evidence-based Practice in the Underserved (P30NR010677) (SB, EL, PS), the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Antimicrobial Resistance (P20RR020616) (EL, PS), and the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UL1RR024156) (SB).

Funding

The preparation of this manuscript was supported by the Center for the Evidence-based Practice in the Underserved (P30NR010677) (SB, EL, PS), the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Antimicrobial Resistance (P20RR020616) (EL, PS), and the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (UL1RR024156) (SB).

FundersFunder number
Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Antimicrobial ResistanceP20RR020616
Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1RR024156
National Institute of Nursing ResearchP30NR010677

    ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

    • General Nursing

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