Nursing informatics: learning from the past to build a new future

Abstract

Health care and health information have been around since the time of Hippocrates or even before. Through the historical evolution, it is observed that the knowledge and information that were simple and easy to learn and retain by that time, became much more complex. This paper presents a brief reviewing on the evolution of nursing informatics and how it grew up and made itself visible during all these years of International Medical Informatics Association (IMIA) conferences. Descriptores: Medical informatics; Education; History, nursing. RESUMO I love and admire the past, but I would like the future to be even better Romain RollandKnowing from the past, learning from the experience of pioneers and professionals that built the nursing informatics (NI) field help us to build the foundation of our future in a more resistant and solid manner. Reflecting on the evolution of the field gives the opportunity to look abroad and consider the values of several cultures and analyze how nursing informatics was built in different countries, different continents. A new field of knowledge was born -1974 is the year!Health care and health information have been around since the time of Hippocrates or even before. Through the historical evolution, it is observed that the knowledge and information that were simple and easy to learn and retain by that time, became much more complex. By 1974, technology was being used in several areas and the amount of available information was provoking a genuine revolution. To be updated could represent a challenge and compromise the quality of care.In healthcare, some visionary people start to coordinate developments, establishing a network where resources and findings could be shared among professionals, organizations, regions and countries.

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