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In the medical field there have been a lot of technological advances and making health records electronic is one of them. The days of having a paper health record are almost obsolete. An electronic health record keeps a patient’s medical information and history on a computer which is accessible to more people in less time. I will explain how the continuity, communication, coordination and accountability of the electronic health record can help the medical office. I will explain what can be included in the electronic health record. As an advocate of the electronic health record I will also explain some disadvantages to the electronic system.

Ever since I was little, I always knew I wanted to be a nurse but I never really knew what department in nursing I wanted to work in. As I grew up, I discovered my passion for kids and how well I worked with them. After some thinking, I decided I would major in Pediatric Registered Nurse. The main focus on Pediatric Nursing is obviously working specifically with kids, infants, toddlers, and teens. Pediatric Nurses deal with children’s illness and injuries. They also give parents information on nutrition, diet and health plans. Pediatric Nurses mainly work in hospitals, doctor’s office, outpatient care centers, clinics, or immunization centers. The main job of a Pediatric Registered Nurse is to record patient symptoms as well as medical history, draw blood, administer medication and give vaccinations. They also help pediatricians with examinations, oncology, dermatology, or cardiology.

The reason I choose this topic was because the daycare that I was placed in Childport is property of Bridgeport Hospital. Many of the students at the daycare are children of staff members of the hospital. Many of their parents are nurses, some are residents and other works in various financial offices. These children are constantly expose to the medical field one way or another. They learn by role play so playing the role of a nurse was a good and fun idea. I was a stranger in their class wearing a scrub why not take the time and share with them my passion and love for such and amazing field and career.

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 first step to becoming a Pediatric Registered Nurse is to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. This takes about 3 to 4 years. Getting into a nursing program is highly competitive and requires the best grades and GPA. After graduating, you must pass the national licensing exam called the NCLEX-RN to be able to work as a Registered Nurse. After gaining experience from training with children with different diseases or health issues, you can continue education and receive a certification in pediatric nursing. A Pediatric Nurse’s range salary would be between $52,000 to $88,000, depending on where you work and the employer. Nurses have been increasing demand and their employment will be rising for the next decades.

The university of Arkanaza is preparing future nurses for using EHR and evidence-base practices by peaking the interest of health professional through training and seminars. As describe in the previous article is important for the facility providing education to future nurses to maintain a level of positivity about electronic health record. Educational organizations need to be onboard with this new technology to better serve patients efficiently. EHR, is important part of reducing errors, patient safety, and improving standards of care. As nurses its important to maintain a level of honesty and accountability. The use of EHR gives nurses the opportunity to promote proper documentaiton standdards for nurses and other care professionals. The

There are many types of data collected, such as, Demographic, financial, socioeconomic, and clinical data are collected from patients so that the healthcare providers of services to the patient are able to assess the history of whatever disease the patients is suffering from and how is to be treated. Data collection in the facility is well organized in a way that promotes shared assessment, treatment and communication. Nurses and front row staffs collects raw data’s from the patient, and. The Heath Information Manager and team are the facility are responsible in analyzing and presenting the data collected in a meaning and easily understandable way to served the specific purposes for which it was collected. Examples of such data are, patient’s name, height, weight, gender, allergies, and third party

Health information technology is a familiar entity for most working nurses in the year of 2017. Many nurses, have lived through the transition from paper charting to online charting. This transition has not always been a progression of ease. Change is never easy. The process of paper charting with pen and paper and the use of paper medication administration records have been the routine process for many years. With the new onset of the electronic health record (EHR) many processes have become easier, safer, and more efficient while some tasks have become more complicated, confusing, and more time consuming. The goal of this paper is to describe the electronic health record system, expand on the essence

In the modern world technology is everywhere and it affects everyone’s daily life. People are constantly attached to cell phones, laptops, and other electronics, which all have affected how people live their lives. Technology is also a large part of the healthcare system today. There are many electronics and technologies that are used in health care, such as electronic health record, medication bar code scanning, electronic documentation, telenursing, and there are many more forms of technology that impact nursing. One technology that stands out is the electronic health record. The electronic health record, also referred to as EHR, is an electronic version of a patient’s chart, and it contains is a list of the patient’s current medications, allergies, laboratory results, diagnoses, immunization dates, images, treatments, and medical history (“Learn EHR Basics,” 2014). The purpose of the electronic health record is to have a patient’s health care record available to health care providers nationwide, but the patient can decide who has access to their record (Edwards, Chiweda, Oyinka, McKay, & Wiles, 2011). The electronic health record is a very important technology in health care and it impacts nurses, nursing care, and has a significant impact on patient outcomes.

Being a pediatric operating room nurse, I frequently encounter children who have Cystic Fibrosis (CF) when they come to the hospital for surgery. These patients will inevitably have multiple surgeries in their lifetime due to the course of their disease. CF surgical candidates range from the “well” ones, who are seeking maintenance care (e.g. nasal polypectomy), to the sickest ones, who are seeking a diagnosis as to why they are not responding to IV antibiotics (e.g. sinus surgeries to obtain cultures). I have developed a special interest in this topic because I have formed a bond with multiple CF patients. Vaughn was able to demonstrate the significance of her phenomenon of interest on improving respiratory outcomes of pediatrics with CF by

A Paediatric and Child Health Nurse are registered nurses who have additional training and skills, and the ability to provide appropriate education and care to children and young people (Competencies for the Specialist Paediatric and Child Health Nurse 2006, p. 7). A paediatric nurse may work in a variety of settings including community, intensive care, oncology or emergency wards (Nurseuncut.com.au 2015). In Western Australia a child health nurse can work in maternal health clinics or provide home visits. The roles they perform include developmental assessments and providing support to families in regards to care of their child, up until the age of four (Healthywa.wa.gov.au 2015).

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the way information technology at All Children’s Hospital is used in nursing care delivery and to describe its significance within the hospital. Cerner’s electronic medical record (EMR), PowerChart, at All Children’s Hospital has been implemented in a way that has changed the way nurses manage patient care.

This paper will identify the use of Electronic Health Records and how nursing plays an important role. Emerging in the early 2000’s, utilizing Electronic Health Records have quickly become a part of normal practice. An EHR could help prevent dangerous medical mistakes, decrease in medical costs, and an overall improvement in medical care. Patients are often taking multiple medications, forget to mention important procedures/diagnoses to providers, and at times fail to follow up with providers. Maintaining an EHR could help tack data, identify patients who are due for preventative screenings and visits, monitor VS, & improve overall quality of care in a practice. Nurse informaticists play an important role in the

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

In today’s medical field technology plays a big role when it comes to patient care. Technology is huge when it comes to giving the patient the best type of quality care when they are in the hospital. In the old days people would just write it down on a sheet of paper and record it by hand, which caused mistakes. Now with the Electronic Health Record those mistakes are drastically declining. Statistics have shown that using the Electronic Health Record has lowered Nursing mistakes as well as improved patient care. Our society has progressed through the years and has been introduced with the Electronic Health Record which has drastically improved our health care system. The Electronic Health Record provides great communication between