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In the school setting, I have found the most beneficial technology is computer laptops. I

have my own MacBook Pro which I am very grateful for because of the versatility and

power that it possesses. In addition to this, it is also a portable device I can

take

anywhere with me. McGonigle and Mastrian (2018) state “computers can be used for

data and information storage, retrieval, analysis, generation, and transformation”. I have

been a student for most of my life, but now as a nursing student, I can greatly

attest to

that statement. My laptop allows me to complete all my nursing student responsibilities

such as note

-

taking, researching and reviewing lecture PowerPoints. With the

pandemic, it allows us students to connect with professors to attend lectures an

d clinical

virtually, allowing us to continue our education in the midst of chaos. Moreover,

computers are also largely beneficial in the medical field and are not going anywhere,

anytime soon.

The least beneficial is the risk of patient privac

y being compromised. Protecting

health data gathered with patient care is a core value in health care (AMA). Healthcare

providers (HCPs) all carry the task of protecting and maintaining the integrity of patients’

health information, but there is always a r

isk at bay. Specifically, private health

information (PHI) is vulnerable to unintentional breaches, intentional breaches, outside

attackers, and network issues (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2018). This issue can be

improved by making changes to the Health Insuran

ce Portability and Accountability Act

(HIPAA) as technology changes to avoid an outdated privacy law.

My dream technology would be a type of microchip that was inserted temporarily

into patients during their stay at the hospital. This microchip

would be able to sense

even the slightest changes in the body that would almost immediately alert the nurse. In

doing so, the health care team is then able to intervene much quicker and the issue

could be dealt with before it becomes anything serious. Som

e problems at their

beginning stages can be insidious in nature and therefore go undetected until it’s too

late. Once the patient is ready for discharge, the chip could be easily removed and

either sterilized or discarded.

References

McGonigle, D. & Mastri

an, K. (2018). Nursing informatics and the foundation of

knowledge (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.

In the school setting, I have found the most beneficial technology is computer laptops. I

have my own MacBook Pro which I am very grateful for because of the versatility and

power that it possesses. In addition to this, it is also a portable device I can take

anywhere with me. McGonigle and Mastrian (2018) state “computers can be used for

data and information storage, retrieval, analysis, generation, and transformation”. I have

been a student for most of my life, but now as a nursing student, I can greatly attest to

that statement. My laptop allows me to complete all my nursing student responsibilities

such as note-taking, researching and reviewing lecture PowerPoints. With the

pandemic, it allows us students to connect with professors to attend lectures and clinical

virtually, allowing us to continue our education in the midst of chaos. Moreover,

computers are also largely beneficial in the medical field and are not going anywhere,

anytime soon.

The least beneficial is the risk of patient privacy being compromised. Protecting

health data gathered with patient care is a core value in health care (AMA). Healthcare

providers (HCPs) all carry the task of protecting and maintaining the integrity of patients’

health information, but there is always a risk at bay. Specifically, private health

information (PHI) is vulnerable to unintentional breaches, intentional breaches, outside

attackers, and network issues (McGonigle & Mastrian, 2018). This issue can be

improved by making changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

(HIPAA) as technology changes to avoid an outdated privacy law.

My dream technology would be a type of microchip that was inserted temporarily

into patients during their stay at the hospital. This microchip would be able to sense

even the slightest changes in the body that would almost immediately alert the nurse. In

doing so, the health care team is then able to intervene much quicker and the issue

could be dealt with before it becomes anything serious. Some problems at their

beginning stages can be insidious in nature and therefore go undetected until it’s too

late. Once the patient is ready for discharge, the chip could be easily removed and

either sterilized or discarded.

References

McGonigle, D. & Mastrian, K. (2018). Nursing informatics and the foundation of

knowledge (4th ed.). Jones & Bartlett.