Question

1. What are some common uses and applications of computers in nursing and health care?
2. How have computers and technology changed the way we practice nursing and deliver health care?
3. What is the impact of computers and technology on nursing and health care?
4. What are some of the advantages and disadvantages (barriers and challenges) of using computers in nursing and health care?
5. Why are computers important in nursing and health care?

Answer 1

1.computers in health care are playing some important roles. They helps for faster communication, efficient charting, increased patient safety, faster lab results etc.

Common uses and applications of computers in health care.

# Hospital information system.

Computers plays an important role in hospital information system. It helps to collect and store the the records and large datas of patients and the employers. When ever it is necessary to recheck the informations,computers make it easier. Also it helps the medical legal cases.

# Data analysis in medicine.

Computers plays a vital role in the data analysis of medicines. It is very much easy to store the stock details of medicines in the computers. By checking these data the hospital staffs can easily avoid the medication error.

# Medical imaging and laboratory results.

Computers are the major innovation in the field of medical imaging. To get the accurate images and lab value, computers are the best choice. So that the health proffessionals can understand the exact causes of the patient issues and reach the accurate decision.

# Computer assisted therapy.

So many therapies are also performing under computer assistance. That are more specific and essential for the betterment of the patients.

2.Computers have undoubtedly revolutionized the nursing practice and the health care delivery. In nursing practice the student nurses can study more detailed information with the use of computer. For instance, in anatomy and physiology.

In health care delivery, by the help of computers the nurses can reduce the workload and deliver health care effectively by maintaining the maximum proffessional standards . It helps in the areas of registration, admission, transfer, discharge, billing, medical records, index etc.

3.The impacts of computers are very much helpful to the medical field. Computers playing an important role in the running of large hospitals.  

Computer technology has tremendous applications in the field of medicine. computers are being used in primary health care, psychiatry, physiological measurements,etc.

4 advantages of computers.

# Helps the hospital information system

# Field of data analysis and medicine

# Laboratory computing

# Helps for comuter assisted decision making

# Helps in the care of critiacally ill patients

# Helps in computer assisted therapy.

Disadvantages.

# Lack of decision making power.

# Not sensitive like human brain

# Viruses can distroy the programme files.