Technology enabled changes
The American Nurses Association states that nursing informatics is the confluence of nursing science, computer science, and information science to explore, communicate, and utilize data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. ("Nursing informatics," 2013, para. 1) It is a specialty that we as nurses need to comprehend to help assist and manage our patient’s care. Nursing informatics has transformed many areas of nursing with one being nursing practice. ("Nursing informatics," 2013, para. 3) New technology at the patient point of care and smart technologies are changing the flow of nursing care around the world.
Workflow of nursing has evolved from paper and pen to computer screen and mouse. As new …show more content…
(Ramundo, 2012, p. 40) Joining technology into nursing practice only enhances the profession as a whole. The fundamentals of nursing do not change but the line of communication and knowledge base increases and expands. (Ramundo, 2012, p. 40) In the light of new and advanced technology nursing care will change for the better for patient care and satisfaction. With smart technology and point of care charting nurses will spend more time understanding their patients holistically and less time charting at a computer. This will aid in the increase of patient acuity for the nurse and possible job satisfaction. The new technology will help identify patient medical signs and systems of a disease faster to reduce the possibility of escalation to a critical condition. The expanded knowledge base of equipment and EMR’s parameters and alarms can alert the nurse to possible worsening of the patient’s condition. Embracing the change in new technology can improve patient safety by having the medical information available for providers at any location in the hospital or office. (Ramundo, 2012, p. …show more content…
(Hayes, Bonner, & Pryor, 2010, p. 804) By the year 2020 the estimated nursing population will be 20% below what is needed which puts job satisfaction at a high priority for nursing retention. (Hayes et al., 2010, p. 805) The loss of experienced nurses from job dissatisfaction leads to overtime and possible agency workers, increased recruitment and orientation costs, decrease in patient safety, and overall decrease in unit morale. (Hayes et al., 2010, p. 805) Studies have shown that there are a variety of reasons that contribute to job satisfaction. A few include: personal characteristics, attitudes, behaviors, environment, patient to nurse ratios, and over all life satisfaction. Studies have also shown hospitals, which empower their nurses with some authority of the day to day workings of the unit enjoy nurses with improved job satisfaction and life satisfaction. (Hayes et al., 2010, p.
The American Nurses Association states that nursing informatics is the confluence of nursing science, computer science, and information science to explore, communicate, and utilize data, information, knowledge, and wisdom in nursing practice. ("Nursing informatics," 2013, para. 1) It is a specialty that we as nurses need to comprehend to help assist and manage our patient’s care. Nursing informatics has transformed many areas of nursing with one being nursing practice. ("Nursing informatics," 2013, para. 3) New technology at the patient point of care and smart technologies are changing the flow of nursing care around the world.
Workflow of nursing has evolved from paper and pen to computer screen and mouse. As new …show more content…
(Ramundo, 2012, p. 40) Joining technology into nursing practice only enhances the profession as a whole. The fundamentals of nursing do not change but the line of communication and knowledge base increases and expands. (Ramundo, 2012, p. 40) In the light of new and advanced technology nursing care will change for the better for patient care and satisfaction. With smart technology and point of care charting nurses will spend more time understanding their patients holistically and less time charting at a computer. This will aid in the increase of patient acuity for the nurse and possible job satisfaction. The new technology will help identify patient medical signs and systems of a disease faster to reduce the possibility of escalation to a critical condition. The expanded knowledge base of equipment and EMR’s parameters and alarms can alert the nurse to possible worsening of the patient’s condition. Embracing the change in new technology can improve patient safety by having the medical information available for providers at any location in the hospital or office. (Ramundo, 2012, p. …show more content…
(Hayes, Bonner, & Pryor, 2010, p. 804) By the year 2020 the estimated nursing population will be 20% below what is needed which puts job satisfaction at a high priority for nursing retention. (Hayes et al., 2010, p. 805) The loss of experienced nurses from job dissatisfaction leads to overtime and possible agency workers, increased recruitment and orientation costs, decrease in patient safety, and overall decrease in unit morale. (Hayes et al., 2010, p. 805) Studies have shown that there are a variety of reasons that contribute to job satisfaction. A few include: personal characteristics, attitudes, behaviors, environment, patient to nurse ratios, and over all life satisfaction. Studies have also shown hospitals, which empower their nurses with some authority of the day to day workings of the unit enjoy nurses with improved job satisfaction and life satisfaction. (Hayes et al., 2010, p.