Being Tech Savvy

The last 5 weeks have been a whirlwind. Here I was, thinking this would be an easier course (relatively). I soon found myself both overwhelmed and intrigued with the vastness that is nursing informatics.

Luckily, I was born in a generation that embraced technology and from a very young age learned the basics and beyond. I can navigate most any computer and feel comfortable and confident learning EMR and other computer systems. However, this course really made me realize I have to step up my informatics game. Technology is only going to advance farther, and with the help of the techniques and information I’ve learned in this class, I feel more prepared to facilitate the learning of my students. 

 

As with anything, continuing education serves to keep practicing nurses up to date on advances in health care, including informatics. As continuing educations is most often mandatory, I believe it is my duty to seek out specific courses and credits related to informatics. This article explains why technology is important in the classroom on all levels of education, an as mentioned in previous responses, I strive to be an educator who can appreciate each student as an individual. Technology serves as a way to engage with all different personalities, abilities, ages, and learning styles. I’d like to work on this as an educator, and I feel that the more opportunity I have to work different things, the better I will be at integrating them in to my teaching.

I’ll admit it. Even though I am somewhat of a technology native, I have a lot more to learn. I consider myself a “modifier” when speaking of competency in nursing informatics. I have a lot to learn and the good thing is that I am open to learning! The biggest hurdle (as with anything) is acknowledging that I don’t know it all and feeling comfortable with accessing resources to gain more knowledge.