Question

Read the following article: Use of handheld computers in clinical practice: a systematic review. The article can be located at the following link:  https://bmcmedinformdecismak.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1472-6947-14-56  

1. What did you learn from reading the article?

2. Has your perception of handheld computers changed since reading the article? How so?

3. How can the use of handheld computers improve clinical decision making?

4. What further research needs to be done on the use of handheld computers to improve clinical decision making?

Answer 1

1.The entire article shows the quality enchancement of healthcare providers while using handheld computers.

When compared with other proffesionals who used paper pen instead of handheld computers.A handheld computer can significantly improve their dicision making skills,with high clinical information, and it also help the proffesional to adhere to guidelines well.The crusial impact of clinicians were high dicision making skill.

2. No, i had good idea regarding this topic ,that adavnced technolgy can improve the patient care to next level however, the idea of handheld computers were new to me and im surpriced with its effect on healthcare.Dicision making being always a crusial step in treatment while with the help of handheld computers that make easy and accurate.

3.This study shows the evidence that the clinicians demonstrated high level of dicision making . The reason varies  to vast ideas but the main component is the easy accessible information and the guidelines which reduces the confusion to make clinical diagnosis and in other important decisions.A well equiped handheld computer will reduce the dependeny to others.And always help to provide accurate care with less errors

4.Further research should be done how handheld computer can be put into normal work practicesand to demonstrate the improved clinical outcomes with specific criteria.The critical care areas such as emergency and intensive care unit cashould put in the front list for the research as those departments deals with high decision makingskills.It is also important to evaluvate the reliability of apps for healthcare.Another important one to investigate nurse's perceptions that use of PDAs seemed to be rude and inconvenient infront of patients.