Current Information and Communication Technologies in nursing
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Current Information and Communication Technologies
With so much attention focused on health care reform it is important that nurses be given the opportunity to use high-quality technology tools. These tools can increase access to vital medical information promote effective communication among health care professionals and improve the patient experience. By actively seeking out and adopting these tools nurses can greatly enhance the quality and safety of care that they provide.
This Discussion focuses on identifying quality technology tools that increase the ability of nurses to provide safe effective care.
To prepare:
Identify a recently adopted information education or communication technology tool in your specialty area. Reflect on how it is used and how its use impacts the quality of care.
Consider how your identified technology tool might impact nursing practice if it were more widely used. What are some barriers preventing increased usage? How could wider implementation be facilitated?
In 3-4 paragraph describe a current or new information education or communication technology tool that is being used in your specialty area and assess its impact on the quality of care. Highlight the effect that increased use of this technology would have on nursing practice and discuss the barriers that are slowing or hindering its adoption. Summarize how adoption of the technology tool could be facilitated.
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References
Please use 3 academic references