Research progress of blockchain technology in clinical nursing / 中华护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Blockchain technology integrates a series of complex technologies such as distributed accounting,peer-to-peer transmission,cryptography,smart contracts,consensus algorithms,etc.,providing services for controlling,storing,sharing,and managing data.At present,clinical nursing data is growing exponentially,and blockchain technology can be well used to process a large amount of clinical nursing data,bringing many advantages to clinical nursing.This article provides an overview of the current research status of blockchain technology in clinical nursing,with a focus on application types,advantages,and difficulties and challenges in the application process.It also proposes suggestions for designing data models and formats that meet specifications and standards,providing decision support for the application and development of blockchain technology in clinical nursing in China,thereby improving the quality of nursing services.