INTRODUCTION Technology has consumed our daily activities and continues to gain importance as the need to simplify our world increases. As healthcare needs continue to increase, you need to compile and retrieve patient information efficiently. This is how Nursing Informatics was born. Nursing Informatics (NI) is the very heart of the nursing field, saving and enriching the quality of everyday life. Informatics engage in various aspects of patient care, essentially acting as a liaison between the nursing and technical worlds. In this report you will find an analysis of nursing informatics within the healthcare system. This informative report examines the history and internal workings of NI. Plus, you'll find out about the educational requirements, job titles, and salary averages of a computer scientist. In preparing this report, information was collected from various nursing websites, articles, and computer scientist interviews. DEFINITION OF NURSING INFORMATICS The ANA defines nursing informatics as a specialized field of nursing that integrates nursing science, informatics, and information science to manage and communicate data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice (qtd. in Newbold). It is also defined as the application of information technology to all fields of nursing services, education and research (Kaminski) Figure 1. “Fundamental components of nursing informatics” (Goodwin) 12 HISTORY AND EVOLUTION OF NURSING INFORMATION There is always been the need for structured information...... middle of paper...... brilliant as healthcare is in high demand. Clinical experience combined with solid technological knowledge and determination makes success inevitable. WORKS CITED Edwards, Helen. "Nursing informatics". The Conference. Network. April 03, 2011.Goodwin, Linda. "Fundamental components of nursing informatics" Digital image. nd What is nursing informatics. Youtube. Network. 03 April 2011.Kaminski, June. Triad of data, information and knowledge. Digital image. second trial. Nursing Informatics.com - Empowering Nurses for the 21st Century by June Kaminski, MSN. Network. 03 April 2011.Kaminski, June. “The Revelation of Nursing Informatics.” Nursing Informatics.com - Empowering Nurses for the 21st Century by June Kaminski, MSN. Network. April 03, 2011.Newbold, Susan K. "A New Definition of Nursing Informatics." Advance for nurses. Network. 03 April. 2011.