Importance Of Technology In Nursing

The facility in which I work has made many changes over the years to improve patient care by using informatics to help guide their decisions. One thing they did was to implement using smart intravenous (IV) pumps to give IV fluids and medications. Prior to the initiation of these smart

Nursing informatics and technology are quickly becoming the hot buzz words for nursing in the twenty-first century. While performing research for this specific paper, the observations of how far technology has come from its inception is mind boggling. When looking back to the mid 1990’s every patient had paper charting. Nurses manually charted vital signs, nursing notes, treatments and all orders were manually written in the chart. The patient’s name, insurance information, and billing items were stored electronically. Fast forward twenty plus years and everything nurses do with, for or to a patient is filed electronically. This file today is known as the electronic health record (EHR) (Lavin, Harper, & Barr, 2015). This paper will be delving into the history of nursing informatics and technology, the pros and cons for nurses and what will be the big picture for informatics and technology in nursing today and in the future. Nursing informatics and the technology that has evolved over time are changing and quickly affecting how nurses treat, communicate, plan and document everything that they do for their patients.

Over the past decade, virtually every major industry invested heavily in computerization. The heath care industry was no exception to the rise in the use of technology. These technologies are starting to allow health care practitioners to offer faster, and more efficient patient care than ever before. No doubt this is the right direction we expect health care to follow.

Technology permeates every domain of critical care and has contributed to rising survival rates. The technological innovation grew out of boundaries, changing all industries involved. In health care, the advancement in science and technology play an important role in almost all process from patient registration to data monitoring, from lab tests to self-care.

The province of Ontario has strongly implemented the use of smart pump to reduce medication errors and provide a better service to a patient. Furthermore, it will minimize injuries and death claims caused by an overdose. Although, there is still some areas in Ontario that does not follow the suggested machine to be used on their facilities and some are still in process which it will help to increase the percentage rate of ensuring that the patients will receive an excellent service in the field of medicine. Moreover, it will increase the chances of having the patients going home to their own places since they were able to receive a proper medication that would potentially help them recover quicker by getting the intended medication provided

Nursing has come a long way in the recent centuries. Nursing is now one of the most demanded professions and is continually growing. Nurses have evolved into being the primary care takers of hospitalized patients. New contemporary advances have paved the way to allow nurses to expand their capabilities by having additional roles in patient care. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the new advances that have been created to help assist modern day nurses such as, technology, patient centered care, current roles and responsibilities, and expanded career paths.

In Med Surg I, I was assigned to Harford Memorial Hospital. I was really excited to be back in the hospital setting after fourteen years of working in an outpatient surgical center. I previously worked in the Intensive Care unit at Fallston General Hospital for ten years as a critical care tech so I was really looking forward to caring for patients in the hospital setting. I was assigned two patients for which I had to perform a level two assessment on as well as their care. It was a rude awakening for me to discover that the nurses had to wear a phone and that it constantly rang while they were in the patient’s room trying to care for them. Also, all medical information and treatment was now in the computer and you had to scan their identification band and search for information throughout their chart. It appeared to me that some of the nurses never once looked their patient in the eye when they spoke to them, instead they stared at the computer. It made me feel a little uncomfortable the nurses’ main focus seemed to be on the computer and not on the patient lying in the bed. Brown (2011) agrees that individuals are continuously challenged with advancements in technology that can

In observation, (Fahnestock, McComb, & Deshmukh, 2013) stated "Information technologies are transforming the way healthcare is delivered. Innovations such as computer-based patient records, hospital information systems, computer-based decision support tools, community health information networks and new ways of distributing health information.” (p.3.2). In the sector of delivering healthcare using technology, has made it easier for healthcare professionals to access medical records, digitization of prescriptions and view test results. With the use of high-performance devices being used in the hospital, helps to make the jobs of healthcare professionals a little easier. As well as relieve anxiety from anxious patients that may be awaiting lab results to come back. Therefore, IT devices and services has been and continues to be a tremendous help and game changer for the healthcare system. However, there is still a lot of work to be done to help shape and reform the healthcare

Staff nurses and pharmacist collaborated to develop a costly proposal to replace all IV pumps with smart IV pumps. The proposal has received mixed reviews among clinical staff, the Chief Informatics Officer (CIO), and the director of pharmacy. The clinical staff argue there are other issues that warrant priority and

Computers and cell phones are examples of the technology that have become part of our everyday life. The technology that we use is constantly changing. Same is true in the healthcare industry, technology is being used for most things you do in health care. Goodbye paper, hello electronics.

Nursing of the future builds on old technology and new innovations to continue to grow towards a common goal. Nurses are just starting to see some of the changes happening in their workplace. Laptop computers on wheels aka (Cows) have been implemented to make the recording of patient data happen at the bedside. Larry Flynn and Dave Barista (2005) reported that “Wireless networks allow nurses to continue the care to the patient and not the chart. This is where nursing informatics plays a key role in hospital based technology and implementation of such technologies.

“ There are many emerging technologies that will change the practice of nursing in the coming decade seven at its minimum that pack a powerful punch to Nurses changing over the 21st century ” ( Hutson 2 ). There's genetics and genomics technologies that are used in everyday nursing jobs by nurses as an element impacting every nursing professions since it's been created ( Calzone 2010). Though that form of technology came later to Nursing professions it's something a lot of nurses went through practices to become more competent at bringing better aid to patients and the Nursing career over all. When robotics was brung into the profession there was a new incentive to developing Nursing healthcare.“ It's provided Nursing with diagnostic abilities, more precise interventions, and adjunct care providers for physical and mental Nursing provisions ( Newell 2012 ) ”. The Electronic Healthcare Records (EHR) giving healthcare providers such as Nurses the ability to access critical patient information 24/7 providing Nurses with the best coordinated care they could give to their patients ( Newell 2012 ). The government will try all possibilities to continue technology growth for Nurses and all health care proficient for the rest of 2016 and so

There are numerous developing advancements that will change the act of nursing in years to come (Huston, 2013). Since 3D printing was introduced in 1989, hospital, physicians and the public have seen how creating customized medical devices such as dental implants, hearing aids, contact lenses, and prosthesis have offered many advantages for the patients. “The reach of 3D printing has improved and even saved lives. In 2011, a man in the UK who lost half his pelvis to bone cancer received a new pelvis created of 3D materials, and is still happy with the results. In 2012, infant Kaiba Gionfriddo made headlines when doctors in Ohio implanted a 3D printed airway splint that allowed him to breathe normally. The child is now a healthy toddler”

Technology and innovation have transformed the way people function personally and professionally. In the past, writing and mailing a letter was standard but now most people send electronic messages and text messages to phones. Healthcare has been changing tremendously as well, not only are paper charts and records becoming obsolete, but now many facilities are sharing test results, visit information details, and prescribed drug lists. This move into the digital age has helped improve healthcare by cutting costs in the long-term, increasing efficiency with decreased wait times, and reducing medical errors. This evolving technology expansion, commonly referred to as nursing informatics has created many

As technology has and continues to advance so will the expansion of nursing informatics. Data from (19th annual 2008 himss leadership survey, 2008) hold this statement true showing a steady increase in the implementation of technologies. As computers became smaller, it became easier and efficient for hospitals and physicians office to implement their use. (sutton, 2007)The first computers were large, expensive, and inefficient. Now, computers are compact, inexpensive, and efficient. The smaller technology allows for portability of information. PDA’s are small enough to fit in your pocket. With these small devices, you can look up a patients medication, drug interactions, side effects, and just about anything, you could think of to