Learning Technologist, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
International Nursing Review, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Int Nurs Rev. 2023 Sep;70(3):291-296. doi: 10.1111/inr.12839. Epub 2023 Mar 31.
We explored the importance of digital technologies to health responses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The benefits, challenges and barriers to developing digital capabilities are identified, and strategies to establish enduring digital proficiency among nurses and healthcare colleagues gained during the pandemic are canvassed.
Since the mid-20th century, technology uptake by health practitioners has prioritised digital information and communication technology. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need to adapt digital communication to dangerous clinical workplaces. Organisational policies enabled digital capabilities to replace in-person processes while preserving regulatory compliance, safety and security of patient information and staff deployment.
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The COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst for implementing Technology Enhanced Care Services. Health practitioners need appropriate digital capabilities for their roles and scope of practice. Nursing proficiency includes technological skills. Combining the Jisc Digital Capability Framework and the Health and Care Digital Capabilities Framework helps nurses achieve the technical expertise needed for clinical proficiency in contemporary healthcare environments.
Healthcare workforce digital capability requires policies that resource digital technologies and individual user skills in dangerous COVID-19 workplaces. All involved must be abreast of technological changes and monitor technology effectiveness in innovation in patient care, professional education and evidence-based infectious disease management of healthcare systems.
Nurses and other practitioners in COVID-19-compromised settings must be able to use the embedded digital technologies in patient care, clinical management and education. Policies securing resources for nurses to learn to use digital technologies will ensure that digital systems are regularly upgraded and that nurses develop proficiency in using technology in their clinical practice. Work and workplace redesign needs compatible computer systems and software to support nursing innovation and digital proficiency.
探讨数字技术在 COVID-19 大流行期间对卫生应对的重要性。确定了开发数字能力的益处、挑战和障碍，并探讨了在大流行期间获得的在护士和医疗保健同事中建立持久数字能力的策略。
自 20 世纪中叶以来，卫生从业者对技术的采用一直优先考虑数字信息和通信技术。COVID-19 大流行加速了适应危险临床工作场所的数字通信的需求。组织政策使数字能力能够替代面对面的流程，同时保持法规遵从性、患者信息的安全性和员工部署的安全性。
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COVID-19 大流行是实施技术增强护理服务的催化剂。卫生从业人员需要具备与其角色和实践范围相匹配的适当数字能力。护理专业能力包括技术技能。将 Jisc 数字能力框架和健康与护理数字能力框架相结合，有助于护士在当代医疗保健环境中获得临床熟练所需的技术专业知识。
医疗保健劳动力的数字能力需要政策来为危险的 COVID-19 工作场所提供数字技术和个人用户技能资源。所有相关人员都必须了解技术变革，并监测技术在创新中的有效性，以改善患者护理、专业教育和医疗保健系统基于证据的传染病管理。
在 COVID-19 受损环境中工作的护士和其他从业者必须能够在患者护理、临床管理和教育中使用嵌入式数字技术。确保护士学习使用数字技术资源的政策将确保数字系统定期升级，并且护士在临床实践中熟练使用技术。工作和工作场所重新设计需要兼容的计算机系统和软件，以支持护理创新和数字能力。
