Technology Aids in Nursing

With the increase in technological advances, the nursing field is taking advantage of devices like PDA's, mobile computers, and electronic charts to improve communication. The communication between health professionals has increased with the use of these devices. Instruction from physicians or other health care professionals can be implemented immediately with the use of electronic alerts through charts or mobile devices. Also, standards can be established with the documentation that nurses input into patients’ charts so that therapeutic interventions are not implemented again on the patient. As with any new technology, there are some flaws with electronic documentation that need to be improved; but in the end, electronic communication will help remove the barriers of communication.

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A Drive to Curve Lake...

This is highway 115 in our way to Peterborough. It was a bright, sunny day, but instantly we hit a wall of fog and all you could see was this. Our road trip took us to the Curve Lake Ojibwa Community. We visited a First Nations community to learn more about their healing practices. We visited a cultural centre and a store where the museum of the community was located. In the cultural centre we were assisted by Gary who told us the different practices they use in the Curve Lake community and shared some stories with us. This experience emulated a therapeutic visit to a remote area and showed the challenges that some communities may have to receive health care services especially when they are remote to the bigger cities.

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