To start with, the recent researches results show that the process of technologies application in nursing significantly accelerates documentation of patients’ health conditions allowing faster creation of personal medical records. Moreover, it is completely safe methodology used in nursing with high level of satisfaction among both nurses and patients. The purpose of the literature review is to examine effects of technologies application on nursing practice and the level of healthcare services quality. The literature review questions are as follows:
The topic of article by Aydin et al. (2017) is ‘Wearable Technology in Nursing’. It is a secondary source. The research is aimed at investigation of nursing practice improvement with the help of technologies. The methodology used for the investigation can be identified as a descriptive one, because it represents synthesis of other authors’ works results. Instead of the sample, the authors use 13 different peer reviewed articles representing their knowledge within the results of their investigation. As a result, authors claim that the modern technologies contribute to creation of wearable devices helping people to know their bodies better and live healthier lives through using complex network of specialized interrelated tools (Aydin et al., 2017). The conclusion of the research is that application of new technologies in nursing can significantly improve the modern practices of healthcare revolutionizing it and providing accurately generated personal medical record for each patient.
The topic of the study conducted by George et al. in 2017 (primary source) is the research of students’ acceptance and perceptions of mobile technologies during undergraduate nursing program. The major purpose of the investigation is to assess the process of smartphone applications implementing connected with point-of-care (POC) within a group of students in a firsts-semester undergraduate nursing program (George et al., 2017). Furthermore, the methods used during the study consist of case studies launching in the laboratory with an intention to research students’ perception of the technology before and after direct patient interactions. 71 students were chosen by the authors as a sample for the research. It is important that 63 of them were 18-25 years old at the moment of investigation conducting. The results of the research state that more than 90% of the surveyed students are planning to use smartphones in the sphere of healthcare after graduation from the university because they have confidence that it is the best choice for the patients nowadays (George et al., 2017). The conclusion of the study is that healthcare smartphone apps implementation into practice is the best way for students to receive access to evidence-based clinical resources.
Additionally, Johansson and Petersson in their article dated 2014 (primary source) discuss advanced mobile devices assistance for nursing practice. The main goal of the investigation is to describe the views of registered nursing students and nurses regarding the advanced mobile devices use in nursing practice (Johansson & Petersson, 2014). The scientists conducted a cross-sectional study based on descriptive statistics in 2012, while the number of surveyed participants was 398. The results of the research show that most of participants consider an advanced mobile device as a useful technology giving an access to necessary information and useful in saving time, planning work, and making notes (Johansson & Petersson, 2014). Besides, the conclusion of the investigation is that the use of the advanced mobile devices can help the healthcare industry to improve services quality and patients’ safety.
Furthermore, an investigation conducted by Korhonen, Nordman, and Eriksson in 2015 (secondary source), is aimed at studying experiences of patients with regards to technology in healthcare processes. The major task of the research is to describe the experience of patients with using technologies during the process of getting healthcare services and to learn what is experienced by those patients. The type of methodology used for the investigation is a qualitative meta-synthesis: establishing differences and similarities in patients’ experiences (Korhonen et al., 2015). The sample used for the research can be determined as 40 scholar articles designed to investigate various aspects of the raised problem. The results of the study state that technologies are evaluated by patients as a holistic and competent caring for patients’ health conditions representing respect to patients’ dignity (Korhonen et al., 2015). The authors of the study conclude that it is required to conduct more qualitative studies describing technology application in healthcare.
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The topic of the article by Taylor, Housman, Hickey, and Wright (2017) (secondary source) is the assistance of genome sequencing technologies in nursing studies. The major goal of the research was to explicate the nurse scientists and nurses’ role as healthcare teams integral members in improving translational genomics and DNA sequencing data understanding for patients (Taylor et al., 2017). The methodology of the research was qualitative meta-synthesis interpreting nursing history. Furthermore, the sample used in the study can be determined as the nurse role history in newborn screening (Taylor et al., 2017). The results of the investigation state that genomic nurse counselors and scientists can become great contributors into reducing mortality and morbidity by supporting genome-sequencing screening in resource-poor communities and clinical areas around the planet.
In conclusion, the major purpose of the literature review was to measure the influence of application of new technologies on the healthcare quality and nursing practice. Its results claim that use of technologies in nursing is beneficial for the patients and medical workers. Applying technologies in healthcare results in improved patient outcomes and high satisfaction levels. Additionally, medical records about health conditions of a particular patient can be created in a much faster way with the help of technologies.
