Electronic Health Records (EHR) are more effective when nurses are part of the planning and design stages, prior to implementation.
"The communication gap in healthcare can be bridged with technology - particularly, phone or video based translation, Internet resources, and language apps."
“Medical technology makes it easier to be a nurse or hospital staff member. It prevents possible injury to both patient and healthcare provider, and enables more accurate diagnosis and treatment.”
Hospital training and development programs are only effective when they improve employee efficiency and competency, as well as achieve the hospital’s objectives.
While both turnover and retention of nurses offer benefits, the latter appears more advantageous in terms of monetary cost, so it’s best to understand why nurses leave and how to make them stay.
Just-in-time training is applicable to almost any medical case and hospital department where a short training or refresher is necessary before a nurse or staff member addresses patient care concerns.
Just-in-time training can either enhance or become an alternative to simulation-based training. Simulated learning is effective, but is limited by retention issues, especially when the concept is [...]
Medical errors associated with high-risk, low-use devices can lead to fatal injury to patients, termination of nurses, and legal repercussion for both employees and the hospital facility itself. [...]
Just-in-time training can reduce budget for non-productive staff time because unnecessary activities are minimized or eliminated. Paid staff time is then consumed only for valuable activities at work.
Just-in-time training is the missing link in your hospital’s training program for new processes and technologies. JITT’s advantages include productivity, effectiveness, accuracy, accessibility, [...]