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The use of health information technology has had an impact in the nursing world. With the way communication and accuracy of patient information is being circulated, it has saved lives. One of the ways that health information technology has changed nursing practice is through documentation. There is no such thing as written notes for patients medical records. Today, nurses are more likely to input notes into electronic health records and other systems that keep a patient’s medical history up-to-date and easily accessible (UIC,2019). The use of HI, allows us, the students to see patient information and see their whole medical history. Since we are not allowed to do all patient care as students, we still get to see what and how other nurses cared for the same patients by their charting. Health information technology is a great tool for nurses and students.
Answer: The indulgence of the health information technology in the healthcare has provided platform for the healthcare professionals to decrease the workload along with the burnout and hence it will result into more enhanced way of delivering care to the patients. The use of HI, allows us, the students to see patient information and see their whole medical history. The health information technology has made things more easier for the healthcare professionals as well as for the patients.
Can the risk be minised in the use of information technology such as misuse of data etc.?
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please reply to this post and ask one question regarding this post: Nursing informatics is a specialty that supports nursing through the integration of information science, computer science, nursing science to provide data communication management (Darvish et al., 2014). With technology advancing most hospitals have incorporated electronic health records, as this eases documentation and transfer of information between healthcare staff it can also present an issue with keeping the patient’s privacy. The ANA’s Code of Ethics for nurses states the...
please reply to this post and ask one question regarding this post: Health information technology has been a great part of nursing school. Technology has grown in such a positive way even if some people can argue against it. Being able to see the patients information at the hospital and clinicals have really made a change and a difference for my own personal learning in regards to how to treat the patient. Being able to have the patients history and...
please reply to this post and ask one question regarding this post: Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) are health records kept in a provider’s clinic, a pharmacy and in hospitals. The benefits of EMR’s include improving coordination of care and It is also meant to be safer when it comes to breaches. The ethical framework of EMRs is utilitarianism, which encourages the most good for the most people. Since Doctors, pharmacies and other health care providers have access to it, they...
please reply to this post and ask one question regarding this post: Nurses are faced with a number of ethical dilemmas every day. There will be many cases in which a nurse will have to refer to nursing code of ethic to deal with these challenging decisions. "The Code of Ethics is the social contract that nurses have which exemplifies our profession's promise to provide and advocate for safe, quality care for all patients” (ANA, 2001). As nurses we must...
please reply back to this post and ask one question regarding this post: I consider myself a lifelong learner, especially in the nursing profession. There are different aspects in nursing that promote continuous growth and development. Nursing have several roles and are not confined into one area in the medical field. Nurses can further their practices with an advanced degree or specialization, such as nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist. As a health care provider, standard of practice is always evolving,...
please reply to this post and ask one question regarding this post: Quality improvement is the uses of all of the interdisciplinary teams involved in patient care to come together to ensure that the best care is provided to the patient (Moran & Johnson, 1992). The nurses are an essential role to the quality improvement team as they are the ones in direct contact with the patients and are able to bring issues to all members of the team to...
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please reply back to this post & ask one question regarding this post: Provision 3 of the Code of Ethics for Nurses states "the Nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient". When I am working as a RN, these provision is something that I need to practice and accomplish everyday. Nurses are patient advocates and we accomplish this by educating our patients to ensure they are making informed decisions, involving the...
please reply to this post and ask one question regarding this post: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is based on a systematic search of the most current best evidence in making decisions about patient care and improving patient outcomes (Academy of Medical Surgical Nurses, 2018). EBP is becoming the standard of nursing care. One example of the use of Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) bath to reduce healthcare-acquired infections. The rate of acquisition of multi-drug resistant organism lowered by 21% and the rate of...
please reply back to this post & ask one question regarding this post: As a nurse, when you supervise Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) or Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), our role as nurses must be to take into account patient safety, the competency of the staff members and the acuity of the patients. The RN who supervises must know the basic competencies and their ability to perform the task. I intend to take accountability and know when to delegate and how...