Common uses of computers in nursing

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Common uses of computers in nursing

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What are some common uses and applications of computers in nursing and health care?
  • To track the health progress of the patient
    To use Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
    To communicate with different department
    To perform a complicated surgical procedure
    To manage the inventory of health clinics
    To provide offsite care to the patients
    To provide information through websites
    To account for bills and receipts
    To perform Data Analysis of Medicines
    To assist in therapy
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Top 5 Uses of Computer in Nursing
The nursing sector is one of the places where computers are integrating to assist the healthcare and treatment of patients. There are various uses of computers in different industries that increased their growth exponentially in less than a decade.

Use of computer to track health progress
The computers in nursing are used to track the health record of the patient and then provide suitable treatment based on reports.

Use of computer as Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
Personal digital assistants (PDA) are handheld computing devices that provide information related to medicines, procedures, etc. and also it helps to calculate multiple items such as IV rates, doses or weights, etc.

Use of computer to communicate within the organization
The computer in nursing can help to establish communication between various departments within the organization.

The computers help the communication of the information within different departments of the same organization without any barrier

Use of computer for inventory management
The computers in nursing are responsible for inventory management which is necessary for hospitals and health clinics.

The inventories are places where the large stocks and supplies of medicine and equipment are stored. If some medicine in the clinic is not available the person will then check its availability in the hospital inventory with the help of computers and if the person does not find the medicine in the inventory then the person can tag that item as “empty” and this will be reflected in every clinic in each department with the organization.

Use of computer for billing & receipts
The computers can be used for calculating the cost of clinical evaluation and medical expenses.

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Kunle Emmanuel wrote: Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:35 am What are some common uses and applications of computers in nursing and health care?
  • To track the health progress of the patient
    To use Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
    To communicate with different department
    To perform a complicated surgical procedure
    To manage the inventory of health clinics
    To provide offsite care to the patients
    To provide information through websites
    To account for bills and receipts
    To perform Data Analysis of Medicines
    To assist in therapy
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