Analysis of Technology in Nursing Practice
Create a report that details your analysis of the patient care technology you have chosen for this assessment. The purpose of this assessment is to deepen your understanding about how your chosen piece of technology functions, aligns with confidentiality regulations, and affects the work of nurses. Additionally, think of this analysis as an opportunity to become an expert on that piece of technology, which could prove useful in your current or future nursing practice. Analyze how a patient care technology affects patient care and nursing practice. Discuss and describe a patient care technology in your practice environment. Describe and analyze the selected technology’s impact on patient care delivery, including advantages and disadvantages. Provide specific examples. What data is generated by the technology? What are the types of variables described by the data? How does this data inform clinical decisions? Analyze how data generated by technology is communicated. How does data inform clinical decisions? How is data communicated to the interdisciplinary team and to all parties responsible for patient care? Analyze the controls and safeguards required to maintain patient safety and confidentiality. Analyze the regulatory and ethical implications of this technology. Describe and analyze the clinical and administrative controls required, including planning, staff training, data storage and reporting, data monitoring, and risk management. Explain how evidence-based strategies could help improve the application of a piece of patient care technology. Which evidence-based practice strategies are most applicable to the technology? How could evidence-based strategies inform changes in the application of the technology? How might the data create an evidence-based practice change?
