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UTGH1-CH In response to cwilban: Face-to-face communication is very much a dying practice in our personal and professional lives, and in a healthcare setting, using a tablet, computer, or mobile device with patients greatly reduces the benefits of spending time with patients and gathering information using subjective observations. I could not agree more that technology in healthcare has many benefits, but also many downsides. Reducing face-to-face communication can be beneficial when it comes to sharing information by word-of-mouth, but it is important for us to incorporate technology into our daily lives without losing the personal aspect of what we do.

UTGH1-CH In response to UTGH2-CS: You brought up an excellent point by discussing the popularity of Apple products and the way that these products have effected us in our personal lives. Since immediate gratification and speedy communication have become the norm in America, these ideas also roll over into healthcare practices. It is now easier to access patient information and it has possibly even reduced the amount of errors that can be made with miscommunication.

UTGH1-CH Communication has greatly changed in just the last few years with the growth of the internet, the advancement of social media, and the huge popularity of smartphones. It is now possible to communicate with others in only a matter of seconds with the touch of a finger, which makes slow communication much less acceptable in people’s social and professional lives. In a healthcare setting, fast communication is imperative and there is a constant struggle to up. With the movement toward digital charting, it is now possible to access a patient’s chart in an instant from anywhere in the hospital. This can decrease the risk of errors and miscommunication among medical staff members. It can also provide others with pertinent information that would otherwise be less accessible with hand- written charting. The use of mobile devices is another tool that has positively impacted healthcare in recent years. During my clinical experiences, I have observed nurses using mobile devices, instead of pagers, as communication tools for patients and staff members. This allows nurses to not only see an alert, but call and communicate with others when needed. From the American Nurse website, a nurse informaticist by the name of Patricia Dykes dives deeper into the issues of technology and communication by discussing the importance of communicating multiple ideas throughout a healthcare facility. Using her experiences at Partners Healthcare, Dykes worked with coworkers to create nursing prevention plans that were inspired by observations and techniques that came from multiple areas of a hospital. The plans would assess patients’ risks for falls on a computer and then print educational material that could be kept in patients’ rooms. This proactive system is just another way that communication and technology are effectively being utilized in healthcare for the purpose of improving patient care (Trossman, 2014). References Trossman, S. (2014). Behind the technology. Retrieved from Behind the technology | The American Nurse

Communication has greatly changed in just the last few years with the growth of the internet, the advancement of social media, and the huge popularity of smartphones. It is now possible to communicate with others in only a matter of seconds with the touch of a finger, which makes slow communication much less acceptable in people’s social and professional lives. In a healthcare setting, fast communication is imperative and there is a constant struggle to up. With the movement toward digital charting, it is now possible to access a patient’s chart in an instant from anywhere in the hospital. This can decrease the risk of errors and miscommunication among medical staff members. It can also provide others with pertinent information that would otherwise be less accessible with hand- written charting. The use of mobile devices is another tool that has positively impacted healthcare in recent years. During my clinical experiences, I have observed nurses using mobile devices, instead of pagers, as communication tools for patients and staff members. This allows nurses to not only see an alert, but call and communicate with others when needed. From the American Nurse website, a nurse informaticist by the name of Patricia Dykes dives deeper into the issues of technology and communication by discussing the importance of communicating multiple ideas throughout a healthcare facility. Using her experiences at Partners Healthcare, Dykes worked with coworkers to create nursing prevention plans that were inspired by observations and techniques that came from multiple areas of a hospital. The plans would assess patients’ risks for falls on a computer and then print educational material that could be kept in patients’ rooms. This proactive system is just another way that communication and technology are effectively being utilized in healthcare for the purpose of improving patient care (Trossman, 2014). References Trossman, S. (2014). Behind the technology. Retrieved from Behind the technology | The American Nurse