Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 183-191 , July 2005

Nursing and the informatics revolution

  • Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN (FAAN)

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Angela McBride, Indiana University School of Nursing, 1111 Middle Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46202-5107

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 This article is an outcome of the author’s experience in 2003-04 as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), made possible through collaboration among IOM, the American Academy of Nursing, and the American Nurses Foundation. Additional support was provided by a grant from the Independence Foundation, and salaried leave from Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI).

PII: S0029-6554(05)00043-6

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.02.006

Nursing Outlook
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 183-191 , July 2005

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