Stay up to date with the latest articles on healthcare innovation and educational technology at Stanbridge University. This category explores how simulation-based learning, virtual reality, the Anatomage Table, SynDaver Synthetic Cadavers, rehabilitation robotics, and other advanced technologies support healthcare education. Learn how these resources enhance hands-on learning experiences and help prepare students pursuing careers in nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, and allied health.
Improvements in healthcare technology are often met with high praise, but a recent presentation by Marge Funk, RN and nursing researcher at Yale-New Haven Hospital suggests that nurses maintain their caution—and common sense—when adopting new techniques and technologies. When approaching technology, Funk advocates four guidelines to follow. Use technology appropriately. Just because a new technology […]
Upon discharging a patient, health care professionals may provide verbal or written at-home care instructions; however, not all patients respond well to these types of instructions. A recent article in the American Journal of Nursing analyzes the outcome of a nurse providing innovative care: the nurse created step-by-step visual instructions for a patient by taking […]
While health technology enhances patient care and improves efficiency, there are also risks in using these devices that all nurses should know. The ECRI Institute, a non-profit that provides research on health care, publishes an annual list of the top 10 health technology hazards to raise awareness in hospitals of technological dangers. The parts of […]
The federal government is directing billions of dollars to get electronic health record technology into hospitals and clinics nationwide. Many people believe that electronic medical records will help improve the quality of health care by giving doctors more detailed data on their patients and allow physicians to better analyze data to understand what treatments work. […]