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- dunderballer, on 10/10/2007, -0/+11I was going to make a naughty nurse joke, but that probably is a stereotype that needs to die.
- gingerboyiv, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9dugg for not being 5,10,15,20 technologies that changed nursing
- smperris, on 10/10/2007, -1/+7My mum's been a nurse for close to 40 years and seen a lot these introduced. No doubt technically her job is a lot easier than it used to be, although she does still have to deal with patients. I guess there's no technology to take care of that problem for her...
- Stikes, on 10/10/2007, -0/+6Ya I know, my friend was mugged by a black guy so now I hate...oh wait, grouping people because of one persons bad decision is completely idiotic. Oops.
- gr3i, on 10/10/2007, -0/+5I'm an RN and I fail to see how these technologies change "nursing careers" at all. Non of these have fundamentally changed the primary goals
of nursing care. Even as tools to assist care giving many of these are questionable. Automatic sphygmomanometers are notoriously inaccurate and expensive when compared to a stethoscope and manual sphygmo. Its slightly faster but when you have to go track down one of the two machines being shared between 8-12 patients in a team care environment I doubt you'd be on top. Taking a pulse by hand is still the best and only way to get important information such as rhythm and strength.
I've yet to see a tablet PC rolled out in any of the hospitals in my area.
I'll agree that automatic IV's and automated defibs are great advancements, though they still don't fundamentally change nursing practice.
Oh yeah, and if monitoring hospital assets via RFID ever becomes part of my job description, I'm outta here. Helplful technologies yes, but changing nursing careers forever? yeah-nah. - NateDiggle, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3Chances are good that some people will get nosocomial infections in a hospital. Nurses work their asses off- at least the nurses at my hospital.
- g33ky1, on 10/10/2007, -1/+3Star Trek badge communicators are on their way
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http://vocera.com/ - FrameShift, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Ditto to gr3i.
As for you, Urusai, I'm sorry about your relative. But the fact is that we work hard, and opiates and benzodiazepines, besides requiring a passcode and fingerprint scan for access, are strictly monitored. In truth it's more likely you'll die from an incompetent student doctor prescribing blood products than because an RN was practicing under the influence.
That said, don't be such a *****. - RogaDanar, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1This may be more a logistics thing, but how about glass to plastic IV bags? Or plastics in general.
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Mr. McGuire: Plastics. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2I've worked in several more advance hospital systems along with small community hospitals. These advancements save time and improve accuracy of the care provided. Remember the era before they had drug management tech and "Drug Keys" before the PIXIS system?
It doesn't revolutionize medicine but it is a small evolution in that direction. Hospitals that can provide all these technologies tend to have better outcomes and are more efficient. - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I call BS on number19.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+2It would be great except over half of all the advancements listed are still not widely used in most hospitals.
- Juano11, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Buried for lame reference to "blogosphere".
- leftcoastfunk, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1I agree with gr3i, and I'm an RN as well. Some of these technologies have made our jobs less tedious, safer for us and the patients, or dare I say easier (read: less time consuming) in SOME ways. BUT - they have not changed "nursing careers" or "changed the way nursing is done" at all. If it has completely changed the way we do nursing then we're not doing our jobs right.
One of the hardest things to learn as a relatively new nurse coming into this technology-laden field is that there is no substitute for just looking at your patients. We complain about how all the old-school nurses don't like all this new automation and technology, but they have a point. All the monitors and automated IV pumps and such in the world can't always tell you what's going on with the patient. Nurses should always be looking at their patients first, then go to the monitors and pumps...
And that, by definition, is "the way nursing is done". - adamriggins, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1You know, I once considered entering the nursing field, but I just didn't think my nipples could take it.
- RealmDown, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Yeah, and I'd have gotten away with being a nurse too if it weren't for those darn kids ^H^H^H^H sick people.
- dilpil1, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1wait.... who cares?
- dial911for911, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1dealing with patients are the hardest part of being the nurse. Nurses should be allowed to spank the patients.
- paris75, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1In my opinion the best piece of tech that nurses use is Stockings. Have you seen the photos of the horny babes dressed in little nurses outfits and stockings. Phew Hot!
- diecastbeatdown, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1i was thinking about breast feeding.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -3/+3No is does not sir,turn in your man badge.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1I hate those things especially in a noisy part of the hospital and there is a major issue with patient privacy...
it is still cool to hear "Vocera" "Call Dr. X ICU Attending" "One moment..." "Dr. X here..." - zam1000, on 03/13/2009, -0/+0Nice article Thanks
see http://best-nursing-jobs.blogspot.com/2009/03/how- ...
Zam
http://best-nursing-jobs.blogspot.com/2009/03/how- ... - frankhardy12, on 11/28/2008, -0/+0It is amazing how butterfly effects works.Small corrections here and there can give the most propective career to your child.This can be only done through a teacher so be the one who makes the changes and become the flag man to someone's life.
http://test-help.org/nclex.htm - agapelife, on 08/30/2008, -0/+0Nursing is still evolving but with technological advancements, the nurse must be vigilant not to be just a technician.
- LoganPoss, on 05/12/2008, -0/+0
Healthcare may be the fastest growing industry, but it also suffers from a horrendous lack of computerization. While your fast food order is now entirely automated, most hospitals still do their record-keeping on paper. That's where nursing informatics professionals come in. Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year from preventable medical errors, which digital record-keeping could help to eliminate. Nursing informatics specialists, with training in both nursing and health information technology, bridge the gap between IT and patient care--an essential part of healthcare in the future. The Nurse Company Realizes this, and it has become their goal to integrate technology to bring the nurse profession up to speed. Shawn D. Mathis, the CEO of The Nurse Company, calls this Nurse Profession 2.0. He has also written a book by the same title, detailing the use of technology to solve the global nursing shortage.
(http://www.thenursecompany.com) - marthasmith12, on 12/15/2008, -0/+0Helpful link found at http://test-help.org/nclex.htm
- mariadonovan12, on 12/01/2008, -0/+0To achieve your goals and acquire excellent scores in nclex test get logged into the most valid educational testing.
http://test-help.org/nclex.htm - inactive, on 10/10/2007, -1/+1We're one technology away from curing death...and the flu.
- bradp25, on 12/02/2008, -0/+0The Bachelors of Science - Nursing ( "BSN") is a 4-year academic advanced degree in the study and principles of nursing.
http://alliedglobalnursing.com/BSN/blog/bsn-degree ... - JhonBlack12, on 12/06/2008, -0/+0One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
http://test-help.org/nclex.htm - frankhardy12, on 12/04/2008, -0/+0Literate state is worth wealth owned.To increase literacy and to produce a well educated state, younger generation should be taught about the importance of education.
http://test-help.org/nclex.htm - goldigger, on 10/10/2007, -3/+2killer
- zzhiwen, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2Number one nursing innovation: the booby
- skye1924, on 10/10/2007, -2/+0And here i was thinking penicillin might have been on that list...
- Mononuclear, on 10/10/2007, -4/+2I was thinking breast pumps.. I guess wrong nursing..
- akkibaba, on 10/10/2007, -7/+2And here I thought nursing hasn't changed since they invented boobs.
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -8/+1And what exactly is it about nursing technology that makes this list interesting?
- Urusai, on 10/10/2007, -8/+1Considering I had a relative who got a staph infection from an unchanged needle, I think these advances have mostly just let nurses spend more time sampling the meds.
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