Nursing Journey with Technology.

Tessa Alexander 16/06/2019.

My Academic History and Use of Technology.

'One day to come you will become a nurse', I looked up to him in disbelief. 'He must be crazy'!, I can't even stand the smell of a hospital, furthermore, dealing with blood and taking care of really sick people. I had finally completed high school and started my family. When my daughter turned two, I anxiously took her to get immunized, sadly, what can be described as a bad injection, left her crying with a swollen leg, and immobile for almost a week. As I revisited the clinic the nurses’ response was so distasteful, from that moment I was more than determine, I was personally driven, I can provide Quality care, I Will Become A Nurse!

After intense training, September 2010, I was issued my license to practice from the Nursing Council of Trinidad and Tobago. I started my nursing career at Sangre Grande Hospital, Trinidad in 2011.  Nursing practice was different from what I expected, I felt bottled with the limited resources and confined areas of nursing practice, and therefore intended to migrate after two years of experience.  However, I was steered otherwise, and was propelled to further my skills and education into nursing, where I decided to privately pursue a certificate in Dialysis Technician in 2014, among other short courses. I then pursued my Bachelors in Nursing Education in 2017, and currently my Masters in Nursing Education at the University of the West Indies School of Nursing, Trinidad and Tobago. I have presently been offered a position to take a Leadership role in educating the nurses at the hospital where I work, via the Professional Development Training program.

I come to realize that on my journey of serving persons, many life challenges can intervene in this life road. Persons of need may not always be persons lying on a hospital bed, but also colleagues, of whom can learn from my experiences and also I can learn from theirs. As we are a developing country persons can choose to uplift one another or flee to greener pastures.

              

Technology Background.

Technology, as we are aware is the 'scientific technology involving the production or use of advanced or sophisticated devices especially in the fields of electronics (Merriam-Webster, 2019). The mere use blood pressure and blood sugar devices represents how technology is used in health care. Additionally, the implementation of Nursing Informatics and nursing research is technology at work. My experience working in the Haemodialysis Department for a five-year period, have directly exposed me to other devices of Technology. There the patients’ care is directly dependent upon machines for management of fluid removal and electrolytes imbalances. 

As I continue along my educational pathway, I now use technology to aid in teaching strategies; with the use of power point presentations, videos, projectors, blogs and webcast, to transmit these learning and teaching experiences. In closing, one cannot ignore the important role that technology continues to play in the nursing field, however, we should always remember to combine emotional intelligence with these advancements in technology, with this we remember the purpose from inception: the delivery of Quality care, to all who need it.    

References;

Merriam-Webster, Incorporated (2019) Technology defined Retrieved from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high%20technology