I have witnessed patients waiting to discover if a procedure is covered, if a doctor is in-network, or an answer as to what laboratory their blood work should be sent. Other technologies, like electronic recordkeeping can be helpful, but can also distance the nurse from the patient if it is used as a substitute for thorough face-to-face interviews. And some technologies can bring nurse and patient closer together, like those that facilitate efficiency or enable the patient to contact a healthcare provider while being cared for at home. One of the reasons I have chosen a career in nursing is that I do not feel comfortable making a living behind a computer, and not doing hands-on work of consequence. Nurses must be careful not to behave as if compassion can be outsourced, given that so much of modern life, from cell phones to the Internet, creates such an impression. Even during the best of circumstances,...
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