Assignment task: Write a 4-6 page annotated bibliography where you identify peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of a selected technology to enhance quality and safety standards in nursing.
This assessment will give you the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of how technology can enhance quality and safety standards in nursing. You will prepare an annotated bibliography on technology in nursing. A well-prepared annotated bibliography is a comprehensive commentary on the content of scholarly publications and other sources of evidence about a selected nursing-related technology. A bibliography of this type provides a vehicle for workplace discussion to address gaps in nursing practice and to improve patient care outcomes. As nurses become more accountable in their practice, they are being called upon to expand their role of caregiver and advocate to include fostering research and scholarship to advance nursing practice. An annotated bibliography stimulates innovative thinking to find solutions and approaches to effectively and efficiently address these issues.
For this assessment, you will write a 4-6 page annotated bibliography where you identify peer-reviewed publications that promote the use of one of the technologies presented below that enhance quality and safety standards in nursing.
Before you complete the detailed instructions in the courseroom, first review the technologies below and select the one you're most interested in researching.
After selecting one of the following technologies to be the focus of your assessment, return to the courseroom to review the detailed instructions there.
- Real-time Location Systems: These systems track the location of equipment, patients, and staff in real-time within a healthcare facility. This can improve efficiency, reduce equipment theft or loss, and enhance patient safety.
- Remote Patient Monitoring: This involves the use of digital technologies to collect medical and other health data from individuals in one location and electronically transmit it to healthcare providers in a different location for assessment and recommendations.
- Tele-psychiatry: Tele-psychiatry allows for the provision of psychiatric evaluation, consultation, and treatment through video conferencing. It's a valuable tool in areas with a shortage of mental health professionals.