Technology can be a wonderful tool but can also be a hindrance to health care. Files can be lost, documents erased by accident and not everyone is comfortable with using computers.
I do not really agree nurses using PDA’s at the bedside, it takes away from the personal care that you are to be giving. I will admit that they can be very handy to have especially if you need to retrieve lab results, or doctor’s orders, but it just seems too robotic for me.
Technology has come a long way in providing better care for our clients who need MRI’s, heart monitors, x-ray’s, pacemakers, artificial limbs and many more devices to help them live long lives. That part of technology is great.