Dashboards, automation on top of palliative care nurses’ wishlist

Healthcare IT News December 10, 2024
Adam Ang

A recent study also revealed that Australian aged care nurses found it difficult to use multiple digital tools to perform tasks while providing end-of-life care.

Australian nurses in residential aged care homes wanted technology solutions that support their work in providing palliative care.

A recent study by Flinders University researchers explored the attitudes and expectations of nurses from 15 residential aged care facilities in using technology to provide end-of-life care.

FINDINGS

According to the study, which findings have been published in the journal BMC Nursing, aged care nurses face practical challenges in using technology in residential homes, particularly with navigating multiple, fragmented digital systems or platforms (including medication management portals, incident reporting systems, rostering platforms, training portal and digital...

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