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Opportunities for enhancing nursing research capability in the era of digital health
Grace Lindsay
Umm Al Qura University, KSA
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s nursing continues to develop its professional identity, the ability to contribute to new knowledge through nurse-informed
research, remains a high priority. Many areas of nursing practice and patient care are transformed through use of digital
technology devices and support systems. These systems provide new and exciting opportunities to efficiently and effectively
conduct research activity within practice and community setting, with ‘real-time’ data collection and analysis a reality.
In this presentation some of the underlying concepts and capabilities of digital technology that relate directly to nursing research
will be reviewed. The electronic health record provides a digital ‘data footprint’ characterizing all individuals. Thereafter, there
are a wide range of devices and applications. Examples include automation and robotics in healthcare practice for monitoring,
pattern recognition, early warning signs; delivery of basic healthcare interventions; and prototypes that capture and interpret
interactive processes such as communication within operating room practices. In addition, harnessing ‘Smart phone’ capabilities
can be applied to self-monitoring, diagnosis, alerts, bio-feedback and data storage to promote greater client involvement in
healthcare and offer the ability to capture a wide range of real-life data related to healthcare behaviours and/or interventions and
provide an accurate picture of the ‘lived experience’.
The digital system advancements reduce significant barriers to research engagement frequently reported by nursing professionals,
in domains of data measurement, collection and analysis. This presentation concludes with some insights into future directions of
digitalization and its impact on nursing and patient care into the realms of artificial intelligence and robotics.
gracemlindsay@gmail.com