Description (short summary):  
Now technology, and the way we use it, is revolutionising health care. In just the same way as IT has made an enormous difference to commerce and industry, it will just as surely change the practice of every nurse, health visitor, midwife and health care assistant and affect nursing students while on clinical placements.

Nursing staff (nurses and other health care workers) will have to learn new skills. And if IT is to fulfil its promise nursing staff will need to be involved, letting systems developers know what information these systems must contain and how these should fit with nursing practice.

This booklet provides an introduction to eHealth for nursing staff. It describes key concepts associated with eHealth, including the electronic patient record. It also explains the importance of eHealth to nursing and why it is vital for nursing staff to get involved.

Although examples may refer to the NHS in the UK, many of the principles are relevant to other sectors (such as the independent sector) as well as health care organisations operating in other countries.

Number of pages: 8