The role of a nurse is forever changing as caring for the sick is becoming more
complicated. Recent studies
have outlined that clinicians spend a lot of their time looking for information, instead of spending time at the patient’s bedside.
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It is clear that
some tools are unquestionably having an impact on improving the way we work. Within
a hospital environment these technological developments can help aide our clinicians to be more mobile and retrieve information
on the go, rather them looking for the information.
A topical example is
the barcode technology that can be used as patient identification, drug
identification and medical management. Barcode based systems can help
improve the accuracy of records, management of medication and availability of
reliable information at the point of care. Which in turn can minimise errors and enhances the
overall safety of care.
While technology cannot replace clinical skills and decision
making, some innovations like the barcode technology can help make healthcare safer and simpler.
