title: Effect of technology on undertaking nursing observations.
abstract: It is recognised that there is a shared responsibility for ensuring nursing students are competent to carry out and interpret manual nursing observations in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines. Many nurses rely on electronic medical devices to determine baseline observations in all clinical settings. This could be perceived as detrimental to patient care, since nurses are no longer using their senses fully to assess patients. This, in turn, compromises the competence and confidence of nursing students to carry out the essential skills of monitoring and recording vital signs to ensure they are fit for practice.
authors.affiliation: University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, England.
authors.forename: Lucille
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kelsall-Knight
authors.affiliation: University of Wolverhampton, Walsall, England.
authors.forename: Lorraine
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Diegnan
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives / Q000193:education; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching; D055986:Vital Signs
keywords: e-learning; essential skills; manual nursing observations; nursing assessment; nursing observations; nursing technology; vital signs