The Negative Effects Of Technology In Nursing

Even though the technology is purported to be simple and intuitive in nature, many of the participants may be uncomfortable utilizing the technology. In the Sharma and Clarke (2014) article, the nurses felt that the introduction of telehealth significantly increased their workload due to installation of equipment, initial patient assessment and that they had to make daily observation of their patients. There was also a feeling among the nurses that it was not part of their job to install the equipment or troubleshoot problems with the equipment. Another barrier is that the technology may not capture the occurrence, could produce a false reading or provide insufficient data. Technology is not a completely adequate substitution for the human presence that nurses provide. The technology is only as effective as the programming and the accuracy of data entered by the client. Furthermore, the lack of human presence can also contribute to

The negative impact on the patient’s experience, the perception of poor care quality and inadequate transitional care could be avoided by effective planning while the patient is still hospitalized. Efforts to reduced rehospitalization and the costs associated are being addressed through care coordination, linkage to community resources, use of telehealth modalities and the emerging mHealth applications. The transitional care model helps address the negative effects associated with lack of care coordination and prepares patients and their caregivers to manage independently at home and help prevent hospital readmissions. There are health and social determinant that affect the transitions, so care coordinators help assure a smooth transition to the home, provide linkage to community resources, in person assessment and utilize telehealth modalities to help manage the patients