Nursing And Other Health Professions Are Changing Rapidly As Digital Health Penetrates The Workplace!

I strongly suspect this issue does not get enough attention …Student placement and the use of digital systemsAug 29, 2022 |Aged care,Community Chats,Community of Practice,Data,Digital Health,eHealth,Innovation,Nursing& Midwifery InformaticsSally DuncanChief Nursing& Midwifery Information Officer, Northern Sydney Local Health DistrictBefore digital health, things were much simpler for both the student nurse, and midwife, in relation to learning how to document assessments, medications, observations, and care. Back in the early eighties, when I trained in both areas, we had a very hands-on integrated approach to learning how to document, compared to today ’s world, with basic observational charts, fluid balance charts, medication charts and what was known as a ‘Nursing/Midwifery Kardex’ to document care and plans. What we learnt around nursing and midwifery documentation in the classroom, was then emulated on our placements under the supervisio n of the registered nurses/midwives and tutors. At the end of each placement, we mastered the art of caring for and documenting our patient’s/woman’s/baby care assessments, goals, treatments and interventions, for that specialty/area.Today, it has become much more complex. There is not only paper documentation but more often than not there is a digital health record and other digital health technologies to learn. Do the current nursing and midwifery undergraduate students have the same experience in preparing them for...

Source: Australian Health Information Technology - September 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Dr David G More MB PhD Source Type: blogs