Information technology is important to nursing because it can help in many ways like, to improve quality and patient safety, hospital use of technology, technology for nurse education, technology for pain reduction, and technology to reduce medical errors.
Just as information technology produces a dual impact on the workplace in general, it can be expected that the impact on nursing will be a similar pattern of increased efficiency versus complexity and problems. Technology provides a means for measuring nursing outcomes and for evaluating performance. The use of advanced technology in health care can greatly increase efficiency and affordability, and also permit new management programs and the introduction of innovative services.
Furthermore, technological advancement is essential to continually improving the standard of care provided to patients.
