The article by Hill (2013) covers the main issues of nursing and its connection with caring and technology at the same time. Some people may not believe in the fact that technology and caring could coexist, and the author proves that point by saying that nursing, as a profession, has a huge responsibility to interact with patients at the moment (Hill, 2013). At the same time, it is necessary to collect the data, analyze the material, organize people in a medical organization, and perform all nursing roles (Lowe, Plummer, O’Brein, & Boyd, 2012).
One nurse could hardly meet all the requirements and standards without some portion of the technological support. Medical records that are available to nurses 24/7 could help to find the required material in a short period of time. Therefore, technological competence is important for nurses because it helps to save time and improve the quality of caring considerably.
However, this type of knowledge is not the only one that should matter in nursing. The current course helps to understand that advanced nurses have to incorporate theories and make decisions relying on personal experience and past knowledge. Caring is an integral part of nursing, but the theoretical background should be used for the harmonious integration of caring, technology, and personal attitudes (Hill, 2013). The existing growth of the need for NPS proves that nurses have done their work in a proper way and achieved the required results in educating and caring (Cockerham & Keeling, 2014). Still, nurses should realize how huge their responsibilities could be in regards to their colleagues, patients, and other medical workers they have to cooperate with.
In my opinion, this knowledge and the ability to combine theories, caring, and technologies could influence my future practice considerably. On the one hand, I understand that knowledge plays a crucial role in nursing. It is wrong to believe that some ideas or solutions could come in the process of work.
To succeed and provide people with high-quality help, nurses should understand what they could do and what steps should be avoided. On the other hand, I want to believe that nursing should not be based on theories and gained knowledge only. Nurses have to know how to make their independent decisions and analyze the current state of affairs. As soon as the balance between theories and personal attitudes is found, nurses could succeed in combining caring, technologies, and knowledge.
References
Cockerham, A.Z., & Keeling, A.W. (2014). A brief history of advanced practice nursing in the United States. In A.B. Hamric, C.M. Hanson, M.F. Tracy, & O’Grady, E.T. (Eds.) Advanced practice nursing: An integrative approach (pp. 2-26). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Health Sciences.
Hill. T. (2013). Invited editorial: Caring and technology. Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 17(3). Web.
Lowe, G., Plummer, V., O’Brein, A.P., & Boyd, L. (2012). Time to clarify – the value of advanced practice nursing roles in health care. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(3), 677-685. Web.