Computers in Nursing

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applications can also be utilized for patient billing, supplies, and many other attributes that the healthcare system wishes to use with the software. The programs allow a more accurate description of type of treatment/orders without the guess work of the nurse to figure out what the doctor wrote or vice versa. The software also adjusts and checks the drug compatibility. This technology has taken a giant step in a reduction in medication errors, from a deciphering the doctors handwritten notes. The nurse is also at the bedside more while charting and gets to see the patient more instead of sitting behind a desk handwriting their care plans which increases the patient safety, care, and satisfaction.

HIPPA guidelines are still kept at the forefront at all technology based health systems. Using computers as technology to utilize patient charting must be kept to the individuals that are directly related to that patient! Health Information systems (HIS) engineers are hard ...

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