Nursing Shortage Is Technology the Answer

Nursing has come a long way since Florence Nightingale laid the foundation of professional nursing in the 19th century (Hassmiller, 2011). As such, a retrospective view of nursing compared to the present reveals that nurses play an integral role in coordinating patient care. Thus, our healthcare system today has been decorated with nurses who are highly educated that seeks to give holistic care through the use of critical thinking skills; nurses care for patients with diverse complicated diagnosis who require evidenced based technological care according to Hassmiller (2011). As professionals who are at the heart of patient care, undeniably, we are faced with the dilemma of present and projected shortage of nurses. Hence, an aging population, technological advancement, and the individual mandate to better health care through health

In today’s healthcare system, nursing is a challenging field as a result of rapid technological advances and changes in healthcare policies. As a dedicated nursing professional, with a great passion for learning, I strive to stay on top of these changes. I am determined to increase my knowledge to be an instrumental part of providing quality healthcare. The demands of nursing are high; however the rewards are even higher. Nursing requires both a supreme understanding of the science of health, and a caring bedside manner befitting only those who seek a position of such a personal involvement in the well-being of a patient. Academically, I will put forth all of

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.

The article at americansentinel.edu also goes into detail about the changing challenges of nurses of the future. No longer will nurses just have to be educated on the patient and the body. Now they will have this steep learning curve for technology. This is something we already see as a problem in some ways. Every hospital has a different type of IV pump, ventilator, and medication distributor. This means someone can’t just switch nursing careers without needing to learn a bunch of new

With the ever-changing world of healthcare comes the numerous issues the nursing profession faces today. Just a few of these issues include economics, politics, epidemics of disease such as Ebola, and healthcare reform. One of the biggest issues within the nursing profession today is the nursing shortage. This issue is not only a concern for the nursing professional, but also a concern for the whole health care system as well as consumers. With the implementation of healthcare reform in the United States, and having already been implemented in other countries, nurses will be needed more than ever. Along with nursing shortages comes lager nurse to patient ratios as well as a higher demand of hours for nurses. How will this effect the profession and the consumers? How do nurses respond to increased hours? What are some of the problems the nursing shortage brings about? What can we do to bring in and train new nurses? These are just some of the questions the profession of nursing faces when considering nursing shortages and how to tackle this ongoing issue.

The RN Residency program at North Valley Nursing Center is a program that provides RN’s opportunities to learn and apply current, evidence-based practice and nursing knowledge. In a combination of clinical experience and didactic teaching, the program aims both to strengthen the nursing work force by increasing knowledge, skills, and competencies in the specialties of geriatrics and palliative care and to improve the quality of nursing care to older patients and their families (Lee, S. M., Coakley, E. E., Dahlin, C., & Carleton, P. F., 2009). Holtz and Krein used the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) model to understand nurses ' perceptions of a newly

There is no question that the United States (US) is affected by a shortage of nurses. Even with all the prospective students and newly license registered nurses (RN), we still see a deficit in this area. In 2022, it is projected that there will be roughly 1.05 million RN jobs that are vacant nationally. These spots cannot be filled because of the predicament that we are face with currently. Many issues such as lack of faculty, an increased average age of current RN’s, and long hours and high stress levels are impacting the need for more RN’s in the very near future. The topic of nursing shortages is nothing new; it has been in discussion for years and many organizations, facilities, government affiliates, and possible solutions have been identified. There are many challenges set forth in the act of proliferating the number of RN’s.

Many people think that nursing is a field where jobs are always there. While this is true, right now it seems like there it a “shortage” of nurses. Is there a shortage of nurses? What caused the shortage? Does the shortage have any effects on the nurses? As I have been thinking about pursuing a career in nursing, these questions are something I have been wondering myself. Throughout this paper, I intend to discover and address all the reasons behind the shortage, and the effects on the nurses themselves.

I started working in the medical field about 7 years ago the technology has changed dramatically. Many people assume there’s risk of nursing technology provides. They believe there are sometimes medical errors and not having proper direct patient care training. Although I agree nursing technology usage is helpful for nurse’s careers by making direct patient care number one priority. Therefore, I believe nursing technology helps improving direct patient care and reducing medical errors. The technology helps spend more time with patients rather than being focused on other things that can lead to medical errors.

Every day nursing is becoming more integrated with technology, from Electronic Medical Records, to newly developed patient care equipment. If we do not keep up to date with technology, we will not fare well in the future of the health care field, or even the real world. I will teach the positives of technology, the medical advancements that have been made and the improvement to patient care and nursing practice. However, I will also teach my nursing students the negatives of our reliance on technology. I will reinforce the need for critical thinking, and asking themselves first how to solve the problem and then, what technology could be used.

Client must become active participants in their healthcare and it is my duty to incorporate their preferences into my practice. This is essential because that is the only way I will know if my care is effective and help me recognize where I am weak and requires improvement. In the same way, I can advocate technology in the healthcare setting by participating in research and providing feedback. The clinical experience I gain as a nurse will deepen my understanding of the positive and negative effects of technology on patients. Nurses are responsible for advancing evidence-based knowledge and improving

Nursing is probably one of the most revered caring professions in the United States and elsewhere today. Many are attracted to this line of work by an inner drive to make a difference in the lives of others and thereby to gain a sense of meaning in their own lives. Despite this, however, there are significant shortages in the profession today. Several factors influence this, including the aging Baby Boomer generation, training staff shortages, and stress levels when entering the profession for the first time.

Technology is indeed necessary for the development and growth of the nursing profession. Emphasis on health informatics had been remarkably increasing in this new millennium era and nursing informatics is one of them that are growing. When I recall twenty years back the day that I started nursing my hospital was initially using more hardware but now we had shifted to software. There are more soft copy’s documentation rather than hard copy’s. When it comes to documentation’s nurse’s fear most but now everything is in the tip of a finger. Nurses would be able to make a great different in patient’s clinical outcome in the point of care when nurses integrate their sensitive data collection with the evidence of readily available documents.

Nursing has experienced many advances throughout the years. Nursing can be dated back as far as the ancient civilization, where “humans learned how to care for one other by observing how animals relied on each other in times of need” (Hood, 2014, pg. 34). Nursing has changed predominately from ancient civilization to the modern 21st century and has continuously adapted to changes in practice and the society. Now, a major challenge facing nursing practice is the demand of providing safe and quality care, while still being efficient and cost-effective. The purpose of this paper is to inform the commonly seen advances in the nursing practice, including medical technology, expanded roles of registered nurses, evidence-based practice, and education.

Nursing continues to evolve as technology keeps on advancing. The benefits of technology on nursing include electronic health records, workstation on wheels (W.O.W.) and automated dispensing machines. These may allow for a safer work environment and control of medication. However, the emphasis of technological skills may be inhibited a nurses caring attitude. It is vital for a nurse to acquire emotional intelligence, social intelligence, a sense of presence and reflection in his practice. This allows for a nurse to act according to a patient situation, promotes effective communication and allows for a nurse to improve his caring.