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Nursing Annotated Bibliography

Kaytlyn Stephens
Dixie State University

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Nursing Annotated Bibliography

NOTE: The main subject of this paper is to examine and analyze literature related to nursing
informatics and technology effects on the nursing practice.
Ajayi, N. A. (2013). Impact of health informatics on nurses' computer skills and the role of the
library. The Electronic Library, 31(2), 157-166. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.dixie.edu/nursing/docview/1321585513/90C02C3D6
8234BB1PQ/1?accountid=27045
The author NA Ajayi MSN, RN purpose of this article was to explain how the library
can help nurses computer skills and how that can improve their practice and overall
the delivery of care they provide. The purpose of the research article was to find out
what computer skills nurses already possessed, the use of electronics to look up
information, nurses awareness of research, and the desirability of nursing informatics.
The target population is registered nurses. Better computer education courses will
help with nurses computer literacy and information skills. In conclusion, the authors
found that nursing informatics and technology will save nurses time on routine work,
increase productivity and will be more ready for challenges and situations. The role of
the library many not have been a factor because some of the nurses lived to far away
from a library. The authors concluded that computer skills now need to be taught in
nursing schools to help better prepare new nurses for the technology they will be
faced with.
Dean, E. (2013). Technology streamlines district nursing work. Nursing Management, 19(10), 89. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/13144776947?accountid=27045

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The author Erin Dean PhD, RN, main purpose of this article is transitioning from
paperwork into using technology and how it will help nursing. The reason in her
article for the switch is to schedule and allocate work safely, the second item was to
collect and gather data. The healthcare workers and nurse administrator found the
system to be flexible. Productivity has increased. She found that in the clinical setting
related to nurses, that information is now getting misplaced, and no papers are getting
lost with important information, they are all entered into the computer system. Erin
Dean conclusion was that the system saved the healthcare staff time compared to
having to deal with paperwork, the technology is much more efficient and that it let
different healthcare teams work as one. Another great aspect of technology she
mentioned is the data gathering is very flawless and easy.
Gitelman, B., Lindsay, B., &. Weaver, B. (2012). Communication technology and social media:
Opportunities and implications for healthcare systems. Online Journal of Issues in
Nursing, 17(3), 16-3. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/134285502199?acccountid=27045
Betsy Weaver, EdD; Bill Lindsay and Betsy Gitelman, the authors, main point of
this article is that technology and social media is effective in healthcare. 85% of
Americans are online and people are using smaller screens, almost half of US adults
own a smartphone. The authors researched if this new technology can solve some of
healthcare problems. Nurses can use this technology to connect with patients,
educate, and help connect with their patients. This article goes through some of the
more common technologies that nurses are faced with like e-mail, social media and
texting and lists the benefits of using these technologies in healthcare. The authors

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concluded that the technology and tools we have are expanding into patient care.
Nursing leaders can help patients benefit from technology by educating themselves
and staff so that everyone can better understand the benefits and challenges of
technology.
Huston, C. (2013). The impact of emerging technology on nursing care: Warp speed
ahead. Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 18(2), 108. Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com/docview/14491497152?accountid=27045
According to Coral Huston MSN,D.P.A., F.A.A.N., there are seven technologies that
will help change nursing. In each of the seven technologies, the article explains how it
will help change the nursing practice by how fast technology is advancing. Nurses are
going to need to up their skills if they want to stay with all the up-to-date information
and technology that is emerging. The author goes on to talk about how technology is
effecting nurses interactions and relationships with other people. The cost of all this
technology is the most expensive healthcare system; the technology is the one of the
main causes of the cost increasing so drastically. While it may be expensive,
technologies are saving lives, and are worth the cost. The author suggests that all
nurses and nurses managers start to think on how new technology will affect their
own practice.
Knight, E. P., & Shea, K. (2014). A patient-focused framework integrating self-management and
informatics. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 46(2), 91-7. Retrieved from
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnu.12059/abstract;jsessionid=5D4397FF5CD
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According to the authors Kimberly Shea PhD., R.N and Elizabeth Knight B.S.N.,
R.N, this article is about how nursing informatics and technology can help patients
self-manage their chronic illness. Technology can help patients manage their disease
in their own home. Health-enabling technologies or HET is one of the ways to help
that patients can help self-manage their own illness. HET helps patients directly
interact with information and removes barriers to help increase their control over
information. The authors also explained nursing informatics, human computer
interaction, the empowerment of informatics framework and implications for research
as it relates to technology and self-management. In conclusion the authors suggest
that a patient-focused approach was the best way to help patients self-manage their
chronic illness. By using nursing informatics and technology, patients are able to
better understand there chronic illness and help manage it themselves.
Spencer, J. A. (2012). Integrating informatics in undergraduate nursing curricula: Using the
QSEN framework as a guide. Journal of Nursing Education, 51(12). Retrieved from
http://search.proquest.com.libproxy.dixie.edu/nursing/docview/1222392564/9CA378CCE
6FB4550PQ/1?accountid=27045
In this article, Julie A Spencer MSN, R.N., C.D.E, main idea is that there needs to be
more emphases on nursing informatics education so that nurses can use all the
information they have to its best ability. She based her teaching off the QSEN
competencies, knowledge, skills and attitudes. She goes on to say that having students
know how to use technology and learning by using the QSEN KSA competencies,
(knowledge, skills and attitudes). She used three teaching strategies, classroom,
simulation laboratory and clinical setting. With the first term 90%-97% of students

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stated that the learning activities have had a positive outcome and have helped them
learn more about nursing informations and technology. Julie Spencers table two
listed important nursing information, by that it listed the KSA competencies and by
that it had the best teaching method. She concludes that as nurses gain more
information on the technology used, patient safety and quality of care will improve.