Electronic health records, nursing change, interventions and difficulties
The use of electronic health records has been transformational in the delivery of care and enhanced patient outcomes. The connection between data gathered from health records and how I care for patients is that the data from EHR eases the delivery of care through easy management, reduced errors, and improved coordination. As a nursing provider, my work is made easier through the availability of patients’ medical history and the streamlining of healthcare delivery. (McKeeby & Coffey, 2018).
Electronic health records have been adopted in most healthcare facilities to enhance the quality of patient care. Notably, the EHR was used at the clinical site to coordinate care for a cardiac disorder patient. The use of HER enhanced patient participation and also reduces medical errors. However, the use of electronic health records is accompanied by several downsides. First of all, there may be cases of data privacy as the patients’ medical information is accessible. Besides, the patient data may get distorted, which may affect the delivery of care and risk patients’ outcomes.
Nurses are mandated to identify loopholes and institute change. I plan on improving the level of nursing geriatric patient monitoring through the use of bed alarms. To do so, I would communicate the idea to the nursing leadership to seek approval. After that, I would inform my colleagues and patients and then obtain feedback on the proposed change. Through evidence-based practice, I would implement the strategy and assess their effectiveness in solving the problem and improving patient outcomes. Nursing interventions are crucial to improve practice and patient care. (Butcher, Bulechek, Dochterman, & Wagner, 2018).
There are several nursing interventions I have learned at my clinical site. The nursing interventions are aimed at improving patient outcomes. Mainly, I learned about mobility control and safety interventions carried out to protect the patients from harm. The nurses also intervened through education to patients complaining of certain drugs’ side effects. This improved quality of care as the patient was now less worried about his medicines. Also, there are areas of difficulty I encountered. For instance, I found it quite challenging navigating through the nursing ethics of an abusive patient. Nevertheless, through practical nursing interventions, delivery of care, patient outcomes, and the profession as well, will be significantly improved (Tuominen, Stolt, Meretoja & Leino‐Kilpi, 2019).