Utilizing technology effectively as a nurse has never been easier due to the many resources available to us from so many well versed nurses and clinicians out there and we wanted to take this opportunity to showcase a few of these experts as part of the Scrubs Magazine Blog Carnival. What are some thoughts that you may have when we mention technology in nursing? Bridging gaps in patient care, connecting communities, a portal to improving our skills, or is it more along the lines of frustration, communication breakdown and ultimately a disconnect from those patient populations we’re working with?
Below is a video rounding up some of the insights from the top leaders and though provokers out there when it comes to technology in nursing. These nurses really captured the barriers to entry, but also the benefits we can appreciate when utilizing this technology for the greater good.
Featured articles:
Should Your Nurse Business Have An App? by Erica MacDonald
Empowered Use Of Social Media For Nurses by Lorie A.Brown
You Know You’ve Been a Nurse a Long Time When… by Joyce Harrell
Nursing, Technology and Collectivism by Keith Carlson
Travel Nurse Tech: 5 Great Apps for Travel Nurses by Sarah Wengert
Is technology at the bedside an asset or a hinderance? by Sean Dent
Nurses Need to Get a Little More Nerdy by Brittney Wilson (a.k.a. The Nerdy Nurse)
The Nerdy Nurse’s Guide to Technology: The Book by Brittney Wilson (a.k.a. The Nerdy Nurse)
This post is part of the Scrubs Magazine Blog Carnival. If you’re a nurse blogger and would like to participate, then what are you waiting for? Supporting each other and collaborating has never been this easy.
Thank you for the recap and the kind mentions Kevin. Glad that we share the goal of spreading the word about all the great things that nurses are doing 🙂
nursefriendly Of course! You’re definitely out there promoting us all and helping others “dip their toes” into the social media realm.
Kevin,
This is a fantastic post! I love the video component. What better way to highlight technology in nursing than to use it!
I am really impressed with all the contributions this round. Everyone should be really proud of their work.
I couldn’t agree more, social media provides so much
opportunity to “build the voice of nursing” by bringing nurses together. This
is a great collection of advice for nurses who want to learn more about the best
way to get started.
katykatz 🙂
Love it! This is a great post that not only shares with us all of the resources and benefits, but highlights the profession in a really great way! Thanks for some amazing work.
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With technology advancing rapidly, are there going to be less responsibilities for RNs in the future?
JoeGlavin I wouldn’t say less responsibilities, but may different responsibilities. I also think that technology is going to give us more time to actually spend with patients rather than babysitting paperwork.
JoeGlavin I agree with TheNerdyNurse that we won’t have less responsibilities. In fact, I believe we’ll be able to elevate our nursing practice through technology by enhancing our ability to provide additional patient education and having access to peer reviewed resources will augment our own knowledge.
Technology surely makes nursing task handy and easy than before. With the latest invention and tool innovation use in nursing, nurses enjoys the benefits it provides! But it also important to remember not to rely on it always as it may fail.