Examining the Leadership Role of Registered Nurses in Relation to Using Informatics and Health Technology to Enhance Patient Safety
Abstract
As healthcare systems evolve to meet healthcare practitioner and client needs, the integration of computer health technology has redefined nursing roles and responsibilities. This, in return, influences patient safety outcomes as technologies are mediators in clinical processes and activities. The combination of nursing knowledge and computer science technology has led to many initiatives to improve healthcare quality. In this paper, we explore the significance of technology and informatics in improving patient safety through automated assistive processes and their ability to generate information about safety challenges. Registered nurses have key roles as informatics leaders in both formal and informal settings and must be able to use transformational leadership strategies to engage, inspire, and motivate nurses to embrace health technologies and to engage in the development and implementation of such technologies to ensure they support safe practice. Despite some resistance to technological advancement, it is the future of healthcare, and developing robust informatics competencies in nursing education and practice is necessary to ensure the nursing workforce can use health technology to its greatest advantage.
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