The Role of Technology in Nursing

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I think that technology in nursing is a facilitator. It allows for people to do all the skills of nurses in the past, before technology, but to a more intense degree. I think it enriches all aspects of nursing. Though it changes the way we care for a patient, it provides for better outcomes.

From an educational standpoint, technology allows for educators to teach students that supports their individual learning styles. As students, we can learn through different experiences, such as simulations and actual practice. Simulations in the skills lab allow for supplemental learning, along with actual clinical practice, that provides a controlled environment to comfortably learn. Technology also helps if people are sick, and have to miss class. In some school they are then able to access a lecture and class information on the internet directly from their home.

I think technology is an essential part of professional nursing in today's society. As technology advances in the future, we will be able to use it to facilitate our degree of practice even further.