Nursing is and ever changing and growing field greatly impacted by technology. A major challenge we face in healthcare today is the demand to maintain safety and provide cost effective care (Piscotty, 2015). According to Allen (2015), “In today’s era of health care, documentation has become almost as central to patient care as the actual care itself”. Although necessary for patient safety and reimbursement, documentation is time-consuming. The use of electronic health records not only reduces time spent documenting, but also ensures safe care, reduce costs by preventing duplicate orders, and provides continuity of care amongst health care providers. The use of health IT (information technology) has been a proven strategy to improve safety
