NRSG 310 UNIT 2 Discussion Board CTU NRSG 310 UNIT 2 Discussion Board CTU

NRSG 310 UNIT 2 Discussion Board CTU NRSG 310 UNIT 2 Discussion Board CTU

Part One

The health care sector has a major aim of improving patient care services and patient experience by offering safe and efficient care. Therefore, healthcare stakeholders use various means to enhance patient care. Technology has been at the center stage of improvements in the health care sector (Ruiz Morilla et al., 2017). The invention of modern technological applications and the health technology evolution imply that the healthcare professionals such as nurses must keep learning to keep at pace with the fast-paced technology evolution. The use of technology in the treatment and management of patients has been connected to numerous advantages such as better treatment and reduced costs. One of the technological changes in my workplace worth discussing is the use of medical alert systems which alert the nursing staff when a resident falls.

Resident falls were a common phenomenon in the facility before a technological change was suggested hence the acquisition of the medical alert system. Most of the residents in the nursing home have conditions that predispose them to fall hence leading to bone fractures and other injuries. As such, it was decided that the medical alert system be used. The medical alert system is a system that gives an easier and faster way for the residents to get emergency help from the providers (Lannering et al., 2018). For example, when a resident falls, the nurses are promptly notified hence arriving at the scene faster and offering the necessary medical help. Such an immediate response improves the care outcomes. This technological change has impacted my everyday nursing practice in that I have to be alert every time to respond to the alert system immediately after it’s triggered. It has also helped me in prioritizing as I am capable of attending to the priority patients and promptly. One technology that I would want to see implemented in our facility is artificial intelligence to enhance the alert systems so that more sensors can be used to help detect falls and emergencies and call nursing staff and ambulances. The system can also help the staff know when a resident is approaching the nursing home boundary, therefore acting to prevent them from wandering off.

References

Lannering, C., Ernsth Bravell, M., & Johansson, L. (2017). Prevention of falls, malnutrition, and pressure ulcers among older persons–nursing staff’s experiences of a structured preventive care process. Health & social care in the community, 25(3), 1011-1020. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12400

Ruiz Morilla, M. D., Sans, M., Casasa, A., & Giménez, N. (2017). Implementing technology in healthcare: insights from physicians. BMC medical informatics and decision making, 17(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-017-0489-2