Emerging Technologies for Nurses: Implications for Practice

✍ Scribed by Whende M. Carroll MSN RN-BC (editor)

• Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 239
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Learn and innovate with the latest technologies in nursing and healthcare!

The first text of its kind in nursing, this book provides up-to-date information on innovative, smart technologies that nurses can use in clinical and nonclinical settings to keep up with the changing face of healthcare.

This compelling guide will provide you with information about exciting areas of technology that have great potential to improve patient care. Subjects include big data, artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented realities, connected technologies, and precision health. There is also discusson of the shift of healthcare delivery into the community, with an outlook on improving outcomes and enhancing practice.

Each chapter focuses on developing competency in current and future real-world applications of emerging technologies. Early chapters describe how to utilize new tools, processes, models, and products to serve the quadruple aim of better managing populations, decreasing costs, and enhancing both the patient’s and the clinician’s experience. The culture of innovation coincides with the ever-changing politics of healthcare in later chapters, which then evolves into the entrepreneurial opportunities for nurses.

This text is an essential introduction for all practicing nurses, nurse leaders, and nurses teaching health information technology or informatics courses.

Key Features:
• Written by nurses for nurses
• The latest information on emerging health information technology and associated nursing implications
• Compelling cases show the dramatic effect of innovations on value-based care
• Learn how applying novel technologies can improve patient care
• Qualified instructors have access to supplementary materials, including PowerPoint slides and an Instructor’s Manual

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Contributors
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Emerging Technologies and Healthcare Innovation
Chapter Objectives
Introduction
Nursing and Emerging Technology
Definitions of Emerging Technology
Innovation, Disruption, and Hype
Healthcare as a Technology Industry
Nurses: Catalysts in Emerging Technology Development
Conclusion
Glossary
Thought-Provoking Questions
References
Additional Resources
Chapter 2: Nursing Value and Big Data
Chapter Objectives
Introduction
Value-Based Care
Nurses Impact Value-Based Care
Big Data
Nurses and Big Data
Conclusion
Glossary
Thought-Provoking Questions
References
Chapter 3: Artificial Intelligence
Chapter Objectives
Introduction
Definition of AI
History of AI
AI’s Promise in Healthcare
AI Considerations
AI and Nursing
Predictive Analytics
AI—A Deeper Understanding
Conclusion
Glossary
Thought-Provoking Questions
References
Additional Resources
Chapter 4: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality
Chapter Objectives
Introduction
Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and Mixed Reality: Definitions
Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality in Healthcare: Yesterday and Today
Healthcare Landscape
Therapeutic Use of VR/AR/MR: Focus on the Pediatric Population
The Redesign of Nursing, Medical, and Patient Education With Immersive Technologies
Expanding the Nurse’s Role With the Use of VR/AR/MR
Conclusion
Glossary
Thought-Provoking Questions
References
Additional Resources
Chapter 5: The Internet of Things
Chapter Objectives
Introduction
The Evolution of Automation
How Information Grows
Machines, Platforms, and the Crowd
Conclusion
Glossary
Thought-Provoking Questions
References
Additional Resource
Chapter 6: Precision Health and Genomics
Chapter Objectives
Introduction
Precision Health
Basics of Gene Structures: Like Reading Book
Current-Day Understanding of the Basics
Basic Definitions
Two Nursing Standards Relevant to Precision Health
Nursing’s History of Engagement in Genetics/Genomics Throughout the Continuum of Care
Pharmacogenomics
Linking Genomics and Bioinformatics
Challenges
Conclusion
Glossary
Thought-Provoking Questions
References
Additional Resources
Nursing Competency Resources
Chapter 7: The Future of Emerging Technologies and Nursing
Chapter Objectives
Introduction
Smart Computing in Care Settings for Connection, Security, and Proximity
Emerging Technologies for the Community
Consumerism, Experience, and the Sharing Economy
Emerging Technologies and the Future of Nursing
Conclusion
Glossary
Thought-Provoking Questions
References
Index