Purpose: This study was conducted to determine and compare the importance of informatics competencies for baccalaureate nursing students and registered nurses. Method: Qualitative descriptive study design focused with convenience sampling technique. Data were collected on December2015 through a written survey distributed and completed by 70 nursing students and 50 nurses from the G’city. Data w...

Primary care informatics is an emerging academic discipline that remains undefined. The unique nature of primary care necessitates the development of its own informatics discipline. A definition of primary care informatics is proposed, which encompasses the distinctive nature of primary care. The core concepts and theory that should underpin it are described. Primary care informatics is defined...

Rob Kling, his research interests, and his advocacy were at the center of a movement in analytical inquiry and empirical research now known as ‘social informatics’. His unexpected death in May, 2003 was a loss. Despite our loss, those of us who engage in social informatics research are finding unity by strengthening and furthering the conceptual perspective, analytical approaches, and intellect...