
488 | SECTION VI Imagining the Future of Nursing Informatics
Nursing informatics is the synthesis of nursing science, information science, com-
puter science, and cognitive science to manage and enhance healthcare data, in-
formation, knowledge, and wisdom for the dual betterment of patient care and
the nursing profession. After reading the first five sections of this book, one
should have a good idea of the current state of the science of nursing informatics. ...