Application of Computer in Nursing,
,USES OF COMPUTER IN
NURSING PRACTICE AND
MANAGEMENT
, INTRODUCTION
• In this history of civilization, no work of
science including health care information
has so comprehensively impacted on the
course of human development as health
information and management
technology(HIMT).currently the outcome
of transformation that has taken from the
mannual information technology manage
ment to a fast and accurate computerized
– HIMT of this century.
, TERMINOLOGIES
• Data: This is a offacts about an entity.
• Program: A program is a task given to a
computer.
• Process :The computer system breaks down
each task it handles into smaller tasks called
process.
• Hardware: The physical component of a
computer system are collectively called
hardware.
• Software: Refers to the medium containing
set of instruction that instructs the hardware
how to perform particular tasks.
,USES OF COMPUTER IN
NURSING PRACTICE AND
MANAGEMENT
, INTRODUCTION
• In this history of civilization, no work of
science including health care information
has so comprehensively impacted on the
course of human development as health
information and management
technology(HIMT).currently the outcome
of transformation that has taken from the
mannual information technology manage
ment to a fast and accurate computerized
– HIMT of this century.
, TERMINOLOGIES
• Data: This is a offacts about an entity.
• Program: A program is a task given to a
computer.
• Process :The computer system breaks down
each task it handles into smaller tasks called
process.
• Hardware: The physical component of a
computer system are collectively called
hardware.
• Software: Refers to the medium containing
set of instruction that instructs the hardware
how to perform particular tasks.