Perspectives in Nursing Science
- Volume 5 Issue 1
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- Pages.45-58
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- 2008
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- 2288-2898(pISSN)
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- 2288-7687(eISSN)
The End User Computing Strategy of Using Excel VBA in Promoting Nursing Informatics in Taiwan
- Chang, Polun (Institute of BioMedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University) ;
- Hsu, Chiao-Ling (Institute of BioMedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University Department of Nursing, Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Hospital) ;
- Hou, I-Ching (Institute of BioMedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital) ;
- Tu, Ming Hsiang (Institute of BioMedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University) ;
- Liu, Che-Wei (Institute of BioMedical Informatics, National Yang-Ming University)
- Published : 2008.12.31
Abstract
The nursing informatics has been booming in Taiwan since 2003 when we started to use the end user computing strategy to promote it. We used Excel 2003, which was well known and used by our clinical nurses, as well as the embedded VBA to teach them how simple information applications could and should be built to meet their information management needs in order to support their professional responsibility. Many cost-effective projects were successfully done and the importance and potentials of nursing informatics started to be noticed. Our training strategy and materials are introduced in this paper.