Background: The use of information technology in nursing care services is very important. The development of nursing information systems is oriented towards improving the quality of nursing care.
Objective: This paper aims to present a complex understanding of nursing information systems and relates them to the terminology of nursing care that can be used in health services. Nursing information systems in health services consist of clinical settings and community settings.
Method: This paper presented with a method of literature study through searching database in SCIENCE DIRECT and ELSEVIER of scientific journal. We searched by identifying relevant journals. This Paper presents 39 journals from 2011 - 2016.
Results: Nursing Information Systemis a combination of nursing, information, and computer science to manage and process data into knowledge to use in nursing practice. We introduce a nursing information design system using NNN Linkage terminology. Nursing Information System consists of standards of nursing care, standard operating procedures, calculation of nurse credit values, list of nursing diagnosis, list of nursing interventions, implementation reports, statistical reports, and nursing care resumes.
Conclusion: The use of information systems in nursing care services provides an overview of knowledge and innovation in the use of information technology in providing nursing care services.
Keywords: Nursing Informatics, Health Care, NNN Linkage