By Susan Kreimer, MS, contributor
Feb. 5, 2010 - As federal funds begin to revolutionize health information technology (HIT), nurses will play a pivotal role in developing and implementing electronic medical records. Many are already on the cusp of making computerized reform a reality, and some are even finding new career opportunities along the way.
"It's great to see resources flowing to this area. This will help the industry make significant strides in getting electronic health records implemented," said Joyce Sensmeier, MS, RN-BC, CPHIMS, FHIMSS, vice president of informatics at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS).
While nurses with informatics expertise will be needed to lead these, those at the bedside should be trained in using the new technology.
With this technology, there would be an advantage in the part of the nurses because it would be easier for them to reach out to other departments and doing their documentations would also be a lot easier. However, could this advantages outweigh the possible disadvantages that it could bring to the nurses and to the patients as well?
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yes, i believe this would help increase the quality of care that the nurse are providing.
ReplyDeleteIf it is the quality care were talking, I don't really favor having to rely too much on technology and let it intervene to the way we are supposed to care to the patients. If it is about making the nurses' jobs easier, I would go for it.(.....)
ReplyDeletethere is a big advantage to nurses but being too much dependent on it is not good.nurses should still not forget their role to patients.
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It can really help to improve the care for the patients. :D
ReplyDeleteI think we should not rely on techologies only. Yes, it is helpful in accomodating a large number of patients but if quality of nursing care is the issue, I think technology could lead nurses away from their patient. :)
ReplyDeletethe quality of care doesn't rely on the use of technology but it can really help a lot!
ReplyDeletewooh.. uhuh.. i agree w/ them all. bout the not relying TOO much..
ReplyDeleteit is helpful but we should not be too much dependent on it.
ReplyDeletetechnology can make nurse's jobs efficient, but we should not rely to much on it!
ReplyDeletePRACTICE MAKES PERFECT... hold on to this and someday evry1 will soon see the big help of technology to nursing
ReplyDeleteit could really help nurses in their job like documenting but in terms of care?? i don't think so....being with the patient in the bedside is still the best...
ReplyDeletei think the true job of a nurse is to be at the bedside and give quality care to the patients... i think the advantages of this new technology in nursing is being outweighed by its diadvantages especially in terms of doing our main job as a nurse! :)
ReplyDeleteThe nursing profession stands to benefit from their hands-on feedback on what works and what doesn't, with the goal of ironing out glitches and enhancing usability.
ReplyDeleteTechnology is really an advantage and a big help to make our jobs easier but we should not only rely on it because the true sense of being a nurse is outweighed.
ReplyDelete...Technology would be a disadvantage if the nurses will just rely on it.
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