Technology's impact on communication in health care

I believe that technology is helping the health care system when it comes to overcoming communication barriers. Technologies such as EHR (electronic health records), eMAR (electronic medication administration records) and the wide variety of health sites available are all contributing to overcoming communication barriers. Through the EHR and eMAR nurses are able to access clients’ health records and medication records immediately on the computer in any hospital and health care facility, without having difficulty finding the information and misinterpreting what is documented by physicians and other health care professionals. With the internet it expands past physical communication barriers and offers health information and support in many languages and in many ways, for example with pictures and diagrams.

(Experior Healthcare Systems, 2008)

Introduction

Dear fellow nursing students and instructors of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology as well as the general public, my name is Emilie-Ann. This is my first year in the nursing program at UOIT and one of the many assignments that I have received over the last 5 weeks, was to start a blog in my Information and Communication Technology in Health Care class. This blog will be where I will be posting my daily reflections about my experiences as a nursing student through my daily classes, as well as my clinical experience. Please don’t hesitate to use this blog to share your nursing experiences and give feedback on the nursing profession. This will be a great way to relate to and meet others.