The Significance of Nursing Informatics in Enhancing the Quality of Healthcare and the Importance of Suitable Education.

Abstract

In the contemporary landscape of healthcare systems, technology plays a crucial role in both nursing education and practice. Therefore, it is imperative to examine the role of nurses and underscore the essential requirement for relevant information technology education programs that can align with the rapidly evolving technological landscape. A comprehensive review, involving extensive searches in databases and libraries using pertinent keywords, was conducted. The study selection criteria primarily centred on nursing informatics and the critical significance of acquiring expertise in the proficient utilization of information technology across all facets of the nursing profession. In a thorough evaluation of emerging technologies, the key components of nursing informatics implementation were identified, encompassing healthcare promotion, advanced systems, internet utilization, and network integration. Due to the fast development of technology, to effectively take advantage of information technology in nursing outcomes and quality of health care and to empower nurses; educational arrangement is recommended to set short-term and long-term specialized courses focusing on four target groups: studying, working, graduate, senior undergraduate, and graduate doctoral. The result of this study is expected to assist educational providers with program development.