Combining Nursing with Computer Skills

Like any knowledge-intensive field these days, nursing is greatly impacted by the explosive growth of computers. Nursing Informatics is a broad ranging field that combines nursing skills with computer expertise. Jobs in this area might include a nurse programmer who writes or modifies programs for use by nurses; nurse communicators who work with other nurses to identify computer system needs, or to assistant in the training and implementation of those systems; informatics nurse managers who manage or administer information systems; or nurse vendor representatives who work for specific vendors to demonstrate systems to potential customers.