The Future of Nursing Technology

  

Emerging Technology

Conventional vs E-Learrning

My Role as An Emerging Nurse Educator In The 21^st Century Age of Technology

Nursing and technology are constantly changing and evolving, and as a nurse educator, my role will also be constantly changing and evolving to meet the needs of 21^st century nursing education and care.  Nursing education has changed over the years and research studies have shown that active learning strategies improve clinical skills, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving skills.  The goal is to teach students to provide competent and safe patient care in today’s society as well as in the future.  Nursing care practices are evolving to meet the needs of the population in the healthcare environment.  As a nurse educator, I will have the opportunity to provide nurses with the knowledge and critical thinking skills needed for their lifelong nursing profession.

I envision teaching in a classroom that is student centered and where I will act as a facilitator and guide to the students.  Students will be actively engaged in their learning through a variety of teaching strategies.  When students are engaged, they are motivated, and when they are motivated, their learning improves.  Nursing education is so much more than learning theory and clinical skills.  I am inspired to provide my students with the clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills they will need as they enter the workforce.  Active learning is the foundation of lifelong learning. 

I plan on creating learning goals that meet the higher thinking levels of Bloom’s revised taxonomy.  This deeper learning is crucial for students to develop critical thinking skills.  This will allow nursing students to apply the skills they learned in the classroom to real life situations.  Some active teaching strategies that can meet these goals are simulation, flipped classroom, group projects, role play, and case studies.  I will provide the teaching strategies needed for students to meet the learning objectives and guide them through the process so they can be active and independent learners. 

            As a nursing student during a pandemic, I understand the importance of technology in education.  Technology has allowed nursing education to continue via remote and online learning during these trying times.  Technology will continue to play an important role in education as online/remote learning becomes more and more available to students.  Virtual scenarios and online simulation videos are an excellent way to teach clinical skills and critical thinking in the world of technology. 

            Read the belwo article to learn about new technologies being introduced into nursing education and nursing practice.  There is robotic technology that can help with the physical stress of nursing, such as lifting patients and medical equipment, as well as a variety of other nursing tasks.  There is telehealth medicine and also technology that can help with phlebotomy.  Then there is new technology using 3D printing that can help with orthopedic devices and improve educational patient information.  Artificial intelligence and virtual reality is also being integrated into medical technology to help nurses provide safe and competent patient care.  The need for nurses will continue to grow and technology is a means of helping nurses. 

8 Digital Health Technologies Transforming The Future Of Nurses - The Medical Futurist

Another article:

Profound change: 21st century nursing - Nursing Outlook

This article addresses how technology is changing the nursing field in the 21^st century.  Because healthcare is rapidly changing, one needs to analyze what technological changes are needed to meet the current demands of nursing.  Over time, healthcare has turned its focus to early intervention of patient care.  Nursing practice as it has been known is transforming and nursing education also needs to evolve to meet the current needs of society. Technology is infused with a conceptual foundation of learning to improve critical thinking skills of nurses.