Review article
Nursing and Implementation of Modern Technology
Adriano Friganović
orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-6464
; Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Medicine University Hospital of Zagreb Kispaticeva 12. 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Introduction. Implementation of technology in health care has become a global trend. The society modernization has led to the increasing development of technology and information systems. Nurses in everyday work encounter with the application of communications and information technologies. The implementation of modern technology in nursing increases nurses efficiency, but it is also changing the way of care for patients. Implementation of modern technology in nursing is the result of interactions between technical skills, culture and social acceptance in the working environment.
Aim. The aim of this article was to investigate the application of modern technology in nursing and how it affects the nursing profession, what competencies are required for the introduction of technology and the role of nurses in the process.
Materials and methods. PubMed database, OJIN base (Online Journal of Issues in Nursing), HCA (Hospital Corporation of America) were searched with the aim of finding appropriate studies and articles. Keywords which were used: nursing, modern technology, nursing challenges, education.
Results. During a search of the databases, we found seven articles of which according to the inclusion criteria for this study we used three. Data from the literature that was used showed that the application of modern technology in nursing is still in the initial process of adaptation.
Conclusion. Modern technology in the nursing profession is in its infancy, a lot of factors are contributing to slower development such as high cost, a shortage of nurses and training of medical staff to work with the new technology.
Keywords
nursing; modern technology; nursing challenges; education
Hrčak ID:
170181
URI
Publication date:
1.9.2016.
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