Communication Through Technology

Technology has been improving the way nurses communicate with their colleagues and their patients. Communication barriers are being knocked down by technological advances such as telemedicine and computer reporting. In an age where there is a significant shortage in healthcare professionals, we need to think of more creative ways to provide care for patients who may not have access to the help they need. Telemedicine allows doctors and other health care professionals to care for patients at a distance, monitoring them through a television, audio recording, etc. Health care professionals writing their patient reports on a computer system minimizes communication errors that may happen with oral or hand written reports. There are also simpler technologies that improve communication in the hospitals such as call bells.