Technology and Nursing

Technology is a helpful tool in our health care society today. It is beneficial to nurses as well as patients to overcome communication barriers such as language differences, busy schedules and the understanding of nursing techniques. Translator’s help nurses communicate with a patient from a different language background. Technology such as charting on the computer makes nursing tasks faster since typing is quicker than writing information on paper. This allows more time to be spent with patients. Technology is also handy in explaining procedures. A patient can go home or use a laptop and look up information about their diagnosis which has explanations in great detail. Technology helps to overcome communication barriers between a nurse and client and is helpful in the health care system today.