title: Patient care in a technological age.
abstract: In this electronically wired world of the 21 st century, the health care system has tapped into technology available at the touch of a button. Scientific discoveries, high-tech equipment, electronic medical records, Smarticards, and long distance diagnosis using telehealth technology have all been embraced. But Natalie Dragon asks, what are the implications for nurses and the outcomes on patient care?
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dragon
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D020811:Biomedical Technology / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006285:Health Planning / Q000379:methods; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000639:trends*