The need for innovative technologies in healthcare education and service has never been greater. The 3 original articles in this Topic provide key insights on essential aspects of the use of technology in nursing. The topic explores concepts such as “user-driven” and “disruptive” innovations; and creativity. Early nursing involvement in the introduction of a new technology in the patient care environment and use of simulation techniques as a vital educational link between didactic content and sound clinical experience are also discussed.
Overview and Summary
Articles
- Simulation-Based Learning: No Longer a Novelty in Undergraduate Education
Michelle Aebersold, PhD, RN, CHSE, FAAN (April 3, 2018) - Virtual Nursing Avatars: Nurse Roles and Evolving Concepts of Care
Miriam Bowers Abbott, MA, BA; & Peggy Shaw, MSN, RN (August 15, 2016) - Health Information Technology, Patient Safety, and Professional Nursing Care Documentation in Acute Care Settings
Mary Ann Lavin, ScD, APRN, ANP-BC, FNI, FAAN; Ellen Harper, DNP, RN-BC, MBA, FAAN; Nancy Barr, MSN, RN (April 14, 2015) - Electronic Health Record: Driving Evidence-Based Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI) Care Practices
Lois M. Welden, MSN, RN (August 6, 2013) - Challenges in High Fidelity Simulation: Risk Sensitization and Outcome Measurement
Rachel Onello, MS, RN, CNL; Mary Regan, PhD, RN (July 11, 2013) - Improving Communication With Low-Income Women Using Today’s Technology
Nancy J. Cibulka, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC; Harry W. Fischer, MA; Anna J. Fischer, BFA (March 26, 2012) - Promoting Safe Use of Medical Devices
Sonia C. Swayze, RN, MA; Suzanne E. Rich, RN, MA, CT (October 17, 2011) - Integrating YouTube into the Nursing Curriculum
Leighsa Sharoff, EdD, RN, NPP, AHN-BC (August 17, 2011) - Unlocking the Power of Innovation
Barbara A. Blakeney, RN, MS; Penny Ford Carleton, RN, MS, MPA, MSc; Chris McCarthy, MPH, MBA; Edward Coakley, RN, MSN, MA, Med (May 31, 2009) - The Critical Nature of Early Nursing Involvement for Introducing New Technologies
Heather N. Weckman, MS, CNL-BC, BSN, RN-BC; Sandra K. Janzen, MS, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN (May 31, 2009) - Simulation Techniques to Bridge the Gap Between Novice and Competent Healthcare Professionals
Susan Jenkins Galloway, MSN, RN (May 31, 2009)
Columns
General Letters to the Editor
- Letter to the Editor by Kendra Williams to "Virtual Nursing Avatars: Nurse Roles and Evolving Concepts of Care"
Kendra Williams, RN (April 19, 2017) - Letter to the Editor by John Michael Harris to “Electronic Health Record: Evidence-Based Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections Care Practices”
John Michael Harris (October 30, 2014) - Letter to the Editor by Mullen on Improving Communication with Low-Income Women Using Today’s Technology
Beth Mullen, BSN, RN, CCM (January 11, 2013) - Reply by Cibulka, Fischer, & Fischer to Mullen on Improving Communication with Low-Income Women Using Today’s Technology
Nancy Cibulka, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP; Harry W. Fischer, MA; Anna J. Fischer, BFA, M.P.P (January 11, 2013)
- Letter to the Editor to Nursing Technologies: Innovation and Implementation
Flora Rahimaghaei, MSc, BSc PhD Candidate (June 26, 2009)