The Nerdy Nurse’s Guide To Technology PDF

1 H ave Fun With What Technology Has
to Offer! . 1
Why You Should Want More Tools in Your Handy-Dandy Toolbox. 5
A Desire to Improve Your Nursing Care . 6
Be a Resource Nerd to Other Nurses and Staff . 14
Your Patients Will Benefit From Your Newly Acquired Tech Savvy. 15
Ways to Obtain Information. 19
Tying It All Together. 20
2 T he Internet and Google’s Brilliance. 23
Search Engine Showdown. 25
Google: The Search Engine. 29
Google Chrome. 30
Gmail. 33
Google Calendar . 36
Google Drive. 38
Google Docs. 39
Google Maps . 45
Are You Good to Go on Google?. 45
3 S ocial Media: The Easy, Fast, and Fun Way to
Communicate . 47
Why Nurses Need to Be Involved in Social Media. 51
Connecting With the Nursing Community Online. 52
HIPAA and Social Media Policies. 68
How Hospitals Should Use Social Media . 70
Social Media as a Staff Nurse. 71
Friending Your Patients on Facebook. 72
Wrapping It Up. 73
4 G etting Excited About Computers. 75
Using a Computer to Improve Nursing Care. 76
Connecting With Your Nursing Tribe. 77
Buying a Computer . 78
Simplifying Computer Use. 86
Using Your Computer for Nursing 88
Documenting Electronically: All the Cool Kids Are Doing It . 90
Tablets Are Where It’s At . 92
Mac vs. PC. 93
Computers in TVs, Seriously?. 95
Take Me Out of the Oven, I’m Done!. 97
5 G etting Smart About Smartphones. 99
Smartphones for Nursing?. 101
Staying Connected. 101
Staying Informed. 103
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Staying on Schedule . 104
Purchasing a Smartphone. 104
Traveling With a Smartphone. 112
What’s Up With Apps?. 113
Are You Smart About Smartphones Yet?. 119
6 T ablets Are Your New Best Friend. 121
Easing Yourself Into Technology. 123
You’re a Consumer, You Need a Consumption Device. 124
How Is Using a Tablet Different From Using a Computer?. 125
What’s the Difference Between Tablets? . 125
Features, Apps, and Operating Systems . 126
Tablets Make Technology Fun. 136
Protecting and Accessorizing Your Tablet . 137
How Nurses Can Use Tablets. 138
What Doctors Are Already Doing With Tablets 139
The Possibilities for Tablets in Patient Education and Follow-up Care . 140
How Patients Can Use Tablets to Improve Their Health Care. 141
Improvements in the Patient Experience. 142
What Did You Learn About Tablets?. 143
7 E lectronic Documentation: EHR, EMR,
PHR, and Other Digital Documentation . 145
The Bittersweet Good-Bye to the Paper Chart . 146
Why You Have to Click So Many Boxes. 148
Differences Among EMRs, EHRs, and PHRs. 150
Continuity Is Key!. 154
Meaningful Use: How and Why It Matters to You and Your Patients. 155
Wow, That Was Meaningful!. 157
8 C areer Advancement and
Professional Pride. 159
Using Social Media to Enhance Your Resume . 161
Networking in the Digital Age . 163
Adaptability and Flexibility in the Workforce . 170
Moving Beyond the Past. 171
9 T he Bigger Picture: Technology Isn’t
G oing Anywhere. 173
Congratulations! You’ve Learned a Ton About Technology! . 175
Patients Are Sicker and Computers Are Quicker. 177
Don’t Be a Dinosaur. 179
There Is No Conspiracy to Punish the Well-Seasoned Nurse. 180
Be an Advocate for Your Patients, Your Profession, and Your Practice. 181
The Nerdy Nurse’s Guide To Technology PDF Ebook

Brittney Wilson, BSN, RN is an informatics nurse with a passion to improve health care and everyday life through the use of technology. She identifies herself as a patient, nurse, and technology advocate and actively blogs on related topics at TheNerdyNurse.com.She attended Georgia Highlands College in Rome, Georgia, where she obtained an associate of science in nursing. She later attended the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia, where she obtained a bachelor of science in nursing. Wilson has worked with Johnson & Johnson on its Campaign for Nursing’s Future. She is a national speaker and has given presentations for the international EMR provider Meditech. She also works as a brand ambassador for Scrubs magazine s popular nursing website and print publication.