Ramona Nelson

Ramona Nelson, PhD, BC-RN, FAAN, ANEF, is president of her own informatic consulting company. Her consulting work has focused on the integration of informatics in healthcare education and the use of internet based technology in the education process. Prior to that Dr. Nelson was Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Department of Nursing, Slippery Rock University, PA. Dr. Nelson currently serves as Chair of the NLN Educational Technology and Information Management Advisory Council and is a...See more

Ramona Nelson, PhD, BC-RN, FAAN, ANEF, is president of her own informatic consulting company. Her consulting work has focused on the integration of informatics in healthcare education and the use of internet based technology in the education process. Prior to that Dr. Nelson was Professor of Nursing and Chair of the Department of Nursing, Slippery Rock University, PA. Dr. Nelson currently serves as Chair of the NLN Educational Technology and Information Management Advisory Council and is a member of the ANA Committee on Nursing Practice Information Infrastructure. In 2008, because of her pioneering work in informatics, she was invited to participate as a member of the task force charged with revising the Scope and Standards of Nursing Informatics, which was published that year by ANA. Her past publications include textbooks, monographs, book chapters, journal articles, WWW publications, abstracts and newsletters. She is author of the 5th edition of" Introduction to Computers for Health Professions "(2005) and "Healthcare Informatics: An Interdisciplianry Approach "(2002). Dr. Nelson is an active member of professional organizations including NLN, ANA, HIMSS, ANIA-Caring. See less