Informatics in nursing research

Informatics on nursing research has been used in different ways, bringing opportunities and challenges in the advancement of knowledge in nursing, despite of being little used. Given the complexity involved in knowledge of Nursing Informatics, this article aims to describe the strategies and applica...

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Authors: Barbosa, Sayonara de Fátima Faria, Sasso, Grace Teresinha Marcon Dal
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG)
Repository:Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.ufg.br:article/47235
Online Access:https://revistas.ufg.br/fen/article/view/47235
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Health informatics
Nursing
Nursing Research
Informática Médica
Enfermería
Investigación en Enfermería
Informática em Saúde
Enfermagem
Pesquisa em Enfermagem
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Summary:Informatics on nursing research has been used in different ways, bringing opportunities and challenges in the advancement of knowledge in nursing, despite of being little used. Given the complexity involved in knowledge of Nursing Informatics, this article aims to describe the strategies and applications of informatics in nursing research, the present main resources of information technology for research in health and nursing, to stimulate the development of new studies in the area and as the research agenda establishment for consolidation of Nursing Informatics in Brazil. It concludes with the importance of stimulating the new studies development in the area and contributing to the incentive to consolidate the data in nursing research in Brazil since the establishment of a national research agenda.