Health Care Professionals

Technological innovations in every field are changing the way medicine, and nursing, are practiced (Fitzhugh, 2002, 112). Computerized information systems aim to standardize patient records and bring all patient data together in one place for instant retrieval. Although advanced technology requires specialists in specific areas, generalists will be required to provide practical, working interpretations of the results which can be passed on and utilized in patient care. Patients will still require primary care, and help with the complicated decisions necessitated by the results from the new technology. As technologies blur the limits of knowledge distribution, legislative contests over ranges of practice for physicians, nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, etc. is likely to heat up. The concept of doctoral degrees for nurses may emerge as the use of nurse practitioners in anesthesiology, mid

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availability, reliability, and security (Simpson, 2003, 40). Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) systems are designed to prevent potential medical errors, checking the order for incorrect drug dosages/drugs, drug-allergy interactions, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and other possible causes of error. It monitors treatment processes to ensure nurses administer the correct drugs to the correct patient at the correct time, reducing errors and stress levels, and improving productivity by reducing paperwork. Virtual reality can be used in teaching nursing students so they get a realistic view of their future working conditions. Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs) are a way for nurses to document their contributions to healthcare. In an example of the use of advanced technology, the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System has been using computerized information system technology for communicating patient care plans for more than 20 years (Szabo and Lockhart, 2003, 31). All physician orders, some interventions, orders, and notes by other clinical disciplines, are printed together on a Kardex system as a working document for organized inpatient care for the nurses on a shift-by-shift basis. Updati
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