Current trends in nursing informatics: Results of an international survey

Ronquillo, Charlene; Badger, Martha K.; Tayaben, Jude L.; Peltonen, Laura Maria; Badger, Martha Kimpton; Alhuwail, Dari; Ali, Samira; Eler, Gabrielle Jacklin; Georgsson, Mattias; Islam, Tasneem; Jeon, Eunjoo; Jung, Hyunggu; Kuo, Chiu Hsiang; Ronquillo, Charlene Esteban; Lewis, Adrienne; Pruinelli, Lisiane; Tabayen, Jude; Sarmiento, Raymond Francis; Sommer, Janine; Topaz, Maxim

Abstract

© 2016 IMIA and IOS Press. Nursing informatics (NI) can help provide effective and safe healthcare. This study aimed to describe current research trends in NI. In the summer 2015, the IMIA-NI Students Working Group created and distributed an online international survey of the current NI trends. A total of 402 responses were submitted from 44 countries. We identified a top five NI research areas: standardized terminologies, mobile health, clinical decision support, patient safety and big data research. NI research funding was considered to be difficult to acquire by the respondents. Overall, current NI research on education, clinical practice, administration and theory is still scarce, with theory being the least common. Further research is needed to explain the impact of these trends and the needs from clinical practice.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: NI2016: 13th International Congress in Nursing Informatics
• Start Date: Jun 25, 2016
• End Date: Jun 29, 2016
• Acceptance Date: Nov 23, 2015
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Mar 10, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Jul 14, 2016
• Journal: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
• Print ISSN: 0926-9630
• Publisher: IOS Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 225
• Pages: 938-939
• Series Title: Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
• Book Title: Nursing Informatics 2016
• ISBN: 9781614996576
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-658-3-938
• Keywords: nursing, informatics, research trends, research priorities, international survey
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/922342
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-658-3-938
• Additional Information: Title of Conference or Conference Proceedings : NI2016: 13th International Congress in Nursing Informatics
• Contract Date: Mar 10, 2016