NURS FPX 5005 Assessment 4 Analysis of Technology in Nursing Practice Effects of Technology on Patient Care and Nursing Practice

The digitalized record of a patient’s medical information stored in a computer system or mobile phone under the authority of a healthcare organization and connected to a database is known as an electronic health record (Grewal et al., 2019). It is stored to safeguard the patient’s medical history, which includes information about the patient’s diagnosis, treatment plans, allergies, infections, lab results, billing information, radiology images, and vaccination dates. In addition, it contains information about the patient’s physical and mental health as well as their sugar level, blood pressure, cholesterol level, and pulse oximeter.

Effects on Patient Care

It works to speed up and make the treatment of patients more effective (Abul-Husn & Kenny, 2019). The nursing staff can quickly identify the patient’s needs and provide an effective treatment and clinical outcome by taking advantage of electronic health records. EHRs collect all patient data methodologically and share it with all caregivers more comprehensively.

Effects on Nursing Practice

The nursing staff sees electronic health records (EHRs) as a booster to contextualize patient information and communicate with other caregivers, particularly for patients who are terminally ill or strictly under observation (Wisner et al., 2019). By logging in to the portal, they can easily access patient information and make better intervention plans.

Advantages and Disadvantages

The potential advantages of EHRs include the following:

• Evidence-based medicine 
• Accurate documentation
• Simple preventive care
• Secure storage of medical records
• Improved data management 

However, there are potential drawbacks to using EHR are also present, such as:

• Concerns about malpractice liability
• High costs
• Decrease in overall productivity (Upadhyay & Hu, 2020).