Technology & Nursing: Will nurses be able to manage technology or will technology manage nurses?
Nursing is in the midst of a major transformation. Nursing students, faculty and practitioners are under pressure to master evidence-based practice, clinical decision support tools and the continually evolving electronic health record (EHR). Having largely left behind manual documentation, nurses now confront a daily patient-related data deluge thanks to the proliferation of mobile devices and clinical decision support tools.
Among nurses' most pressing questions are:
•What does the tidal wave of data mean and how will it influence patient care quality, safety and efficiency?
•Will nurses be able to manage technology or will technology manage nurses?
•Could technology change faster than nurses' ability to adapt to it?
•How can nurses overcome their discomfort to better adapt to changes in clinical practice and fully integrate new technologies into clinical workflow?
The answer:
New, emerging and veteran nurses alike all need the knowledge, skill and perspective to make sound decisions through multiple clinical and business technologies, including the EHR. That, in turn, requires disciplined, ongoing support from nursing education and healthcare organizations. ...
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Among nurses' most pressing questions are:
•What does the tidal wave of data mean and how will it influence patient care quality, safety and efficiency?
•Will nurses be able to manage technology or will technology manage nurses?
•Could technology change faster than nurses' ability to adapt to it?
•How can nurses overcome their discomfort to better adapt to changes in clinical practice and fully integrate new technologies into clinical workflow?
The answer:
New, emerging and veteran nurses alike all need the knowledge, skill and perspective to make sound decisions through multiple clinical and business technologies, including the EHR. That, in turn, requires disciplined, ongoing support from nursing education and healthcare organizations. ...
Read More
http://nursing.advanceweb.com/Features/Art...
Yes, and that's one of the things I do in my new role. I'm really liking my job minus the old grumpy grouchy I work with. ((Lol)) I can't wait to be on my own and off orientation! ((Yeah))