Introduction to Special Issue: Asian / Pacific Island Technology and Health

Nurses are masters at multitasking—that is performing several nursing interventions simultaneously during a patient encounter. While the new technologies such as smart pumps, bar-code medication, administration systems, electronic health records (EHRs), wearables, and smartphones being introduc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reimund Serafica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2019-02-01
Series:Asian/Pacific Island Nursing Journal
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Online Access:https://kahualike.manoa.hawaii.edu/apin/vol3/iss4/1/
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Summary:Nurses are masters at multitasking—that is performing several nursing interventions simultaneously during a patient encounter. While the new technologies such as smart pumps, bar-code medication, administration systems, electronic health records (EHRs), wearables, and smartphones being introduced into our practice environments are designed to increases efficiency, promote safety, and streamline the work of nursing, we also need to see what is current and emerging in the research arena. We need to continue to seek new evidence-based practice to care effectively for the Asian/Pacific Islander populations and promote a healing environment while incorporating the advantages and efficiencies that technologies provide
ISSN:2373-6658