Romano C A
Nursing Department, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 1990 Dec;13(2):11-21. doi: 10.1097/00012272-199012000-00003.
Within the context of nursing informatics as a field that addresses the use of information technology by nurses as they care for patients, carry out administrative tasks in health facilities, and educate others in the discipline, this article presents the theoretic perspectives of the adoption and implementation of such technologies. Research in the area of diffusion of innovations is reviewed from the perspective of classical diffusion theory and organizational theory. The state of the art and methodological issues of research in this area are addressed. Areas for future study are proposed.
在护理信息学这一领域中，该领域涉及护士在照顾患者、在医疗机构执行管理任务以及对该学科的其他人进行教育时对信息技术的使用，本文介绍了此类技术采用和实施的理论观点。从经典扩散理论和组织理论的角度回顾了创新扩散领域的研究。探讨了该领域研究的现状和方法问题。提出了未来研究的领域。
