Review: Evaluating information systems in nursing

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 567-575

  Oroviogoicoechea, Cristina ^a   Elliott, Barbara ^b   Watson, Roger ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY CLINIC OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computers; Information technology; Nurses; Nursing; Realistic evaluation; Records

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING; REVIEW; STANDARD;

HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING;

EID: 39049138951     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.01985.x     Document Type: Review

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