Nursing Leadership Incorporating Technology into Administrative and Clinical Settings

 

It is becoming increasingly important for nurses to have the ability to use technology in order to improve population health outcomes, health care quality, and to achieve health equity   Nurses can no longer be the keepers of knowledge, but rather they need to collect and share their knowledge with others.  Nurse leaders must obtain technology knowledge so that they can maintain human caring with technology, and provide technology education to the emerging nursing workforce in both the clinical and administrative settings (Huston, 2013). 

 

Technology is becoming the greatest tool available in the  the delivery of nursing care.  This is why it is imperative that nurse leaders are familiar with technology have the ability to teach it to their staff.  In 2004 the TIGER Initiative (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform) was formed.  This initiative was formed to bring nursing stakeholders together to develop a shared vision, strategies, and specific actions for improving nursing practice, education, and the delivery of patient care through the use of health information technology. The premise behind this initiative was to ensure that nursing leaders were held accountable to ensure nursing care that is delivered is patient centered, safe and high quality through the help of technology (Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform, 2004).  The American Nurses Association also instituted Health IT initiatives that support the strongest of beliefs in nursing--education of the patient and family (American Nurses Association, 2014).  This video shows how leaders in healthcare have implemented a tracking system for families while loved ones are in surgery.  This use of technology has improved patient and family satisfaction through the implementation of technology by leaders in healthcare.



 

  

References

 

American Nurses Association.  (n.d.).  Information retrieved February 10, 2015 from, http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ThePracticeofProfessionalNursing/Health-IT. 

 

Huston, C. (2013).  The impact of emerging technology on nursing care: Warp speed ahead.  The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Vol. 18, No. 2, Manuscript 1.

 

Technology Informatics Guiding Education Reform.  (2004).  Information retrieved February 12, 2015 from, www.thetigerinitiative.org.