The cryptic messages many software uses and codes that must be looked up slow down the learning process. I have also observed that there is a lack of standards for nursing software and systems, including a wide variation in the use of informatics standards across systems. This made learning these systems difficult as each system had a drastically different logic workflow. The use of analytics within informatics systems and platforms continues to be a rapidly evolving trend as metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) can be used for further customizing patient treatment plans (Sensmeier, 2010). These barriers of usability and lack of standards across advanced systems slow down learning significantly. Current Skills

The most critical skills for mastering nursing technologies center on understanding the nature of how diagnostic and health monitoring software works, and how the patient monitoring aspects of these systems are critical to their performance. Second the current skills attained in understanding how real-time monitoring works across the Internet is also critically important. Combining all of these into an effective patient monitoring and treatment strategy is also critical. Based on a self-assessment of my abilities, I have a good understanding of how diagnostic and health monitoring systems work. I'd like to understand how to use all the advanced technologies in concert with each other and develop highly effective patient treatment plans and strategies as well. Based on my own self-assessment, I can see that years of experience will be needed to fully master the integration of systems expertise and insight into creating the best possible patient care plans.

Adoption of Learning Technologies...

I'd also like to be very active in defining the standards for telematics systems and the many approaches used by developers of these systems today to create their own market niche. In striving to make a niche or segment for themselves they slow down learning and use of their systems. I'd like to see a series of standards be generated that can ensure all these nursing technology companies can still be unique yet also have a common ground for how their systems work together. I'd also like to look at how real-time monitoring and analytics are going to change as well. I find the use of analytics' in nursing to be fascinating.
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