The Impact when Caring and Technology meets

Technology..

This is what we use nowadays with out it we may feel incomplete. Even though it may be a simple smartphone nor MP3 player it still is counted. Information has become a capital good that is increasingly focused on outcomes. To achieve desired outcomes, clinical guidelines are being developed to standardize care for populations of patients. There is also a need to consider patients' preferences for possible outcomes when making care decisions with them. Current information technologies should allow documentation of both clinical guidelines and patients' preferences for planning care. The concern is whether nurses and patients can use information technologies adequately to access the information they need to make appropriate care decisions. Personally as a student nurse, I believe that when both caring and technology are combined it distributes to a effective plan of care because with the aid of technology it is faster and easier when it comes to documenting and even assisting. Nursing care is said to be improved through technology due to its safety, quality and efficacy. New technologies have the potential to improve the environment for nurses by helping them devote more of their time and expertise to caring for patients, rather than tracking down equipment, managing supplies, or locating clinicians and staff. Results are that these systems have helped to create a better workplace for inpatient nurses, raising their job satisfaction while also contributing to improvements in care. All of the hospitals that shared their experience planned to expand their use of these technologies, suggesting that the impact of such systems will continue to grow.

Sources:http://www.chcf.org/publications/2008/12/equipped-for-efficiency-improving-nursing-care-through-technology