Title: How Technology is Changing Nursing Practice for the Better
Headings: How Technology is Changing Nursing Practice for the Better
How Technology is Changing Nursing Practice for the Better
Delivery of care evolves with advances in technology
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The Internet and the expert patient
Some of this information is evidence-based and
up to date but a lot of it is absolutely not.
Remote healthcare
Medical devices
Consumer devices
Home blood tests
Less time in clinics and fewer admissions
Communication technology in the hospital is changing nursing practice
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Improving safety
Is health technology the answer to all our problems?
Privacy is a concern
Technology and nursing are here to stay
The good news for nurses is that some things will never change, Patients and families will always need and want a human touch and a good patient experience.
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Content: Communication technology in the hospital is changing nursing practice
Electronic clinical observations have been rolled out on a massive scale in hospitals around the world. These can take the form of individual patient monitors, which record and store all data that was traditionally recorded on paper. These include regular blood pressure readings, heart rate, respiration rate, and temperature. This data can be accessed by remote hand-held devices carried by the healthcare team. With built-in protocols for alerting members of the team when results are out of a set range, the right people can converge on a sick patient in seconds. [ mfn]Peters M, Moore P (2018) Using quality improvement methodology to implement an electronic pediatric early warning system (PEWS) across Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital (GOSH) Archives of Disease in Childhood [/mfn] This technology also allows clinicians to prioritize their workload and request assistance from specific services at the push of a button or the tap of a screen. The use of remote patient monitoring devices in hospitals can mean getting the right help for your patients without even leaving their side. Related Technology Content: How A.I. and Cybersecurity are Transforming Healthcare
Improving safety
Patient safety is always top priority for nurses. Electronics devices have long been used to improve patient safety.