NURS FPX 4900 Assessment 3: Assessing the Problem: Technology Use in Professional Practice

 
The utilization of modern technological advancements, such as medical software, telehealth services, and socially detached alarms, was boosted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as it enabled registered nurses to provide safe care for unusually contagious patients. Alarms to feed social distancing assisted nurses in maintaining secure proximity with coworkers and when navigating care spaces. Without the danger of disease transmission, telehealth platforms facilitated virtual consultations with quarantined individuals in order to evaluate conditions and provide health guidance. Smartphone health applications enable nurses to keep tabs on the ongoing symptoms and care requirements of transferred patients (Sharma et al., 2022).

Potential Barriers and Cost
Notwithstanding this, specific members of the nursing staff encountered obstacles in the form of technical complications, issues with connection, and insufficient knowledge regarding emerging technologies. In addition, the integration of emerging technologies with digital records and other systems, licensing fees, and IT infrastructure enhancements created enormous costs for healthcare organizations in order to accommodate telehealth service capacity increases (Wang et al., 2020). Despite these technologies holding promise for addressing the response to the pandemic, premature introduction resulted in problems related to nursing integration and the adoption process, as well as considerable costs for medical facilities.