Computers, Robots and Multitasking: Potential Threats to the the Art of Therapeutic Touch

Author(s): Townsend Terri L

Contact Hours 1.00

CERP C 1.00

Expires Dec 31, 2026

Topics: Technology, Motivational & Personal Growth

Role: Staff

Fees
Member: Free
NonMember: $10.00

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Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

This foundational session discusses the dramatic increase in technology in nursing over recent decades. Efficient documentation screens, coupled with enhanced safety mechanisms and easy data review, save time for the nurse. However, automated task lists and multiple data screens can create barriers and decrease the human element of nursing. Monitoring devices create distractions and dependence upon unfiltered data. This may raise the question of whether nurses are relying more on technology and less on therapeutic touch.

Objectives

  • Discuss two positive effects of increased use of technology employed at the bedside to improve patient outcomes.
  • Explore unintentional behaviors related to increased use of bedside technology as they relate to the nurse-patient relationship.
  • Implement strategies to improve therapeutic communication, presence and touch to enhance the nurse-patient relationship.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Criteria for Awarding Contact Hours

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

The Nurse Planner has determined that no individuals with the ability to control content of this activity have relevant relationships with ineligible companies.

Activities with pharmacotherapeutic credit are to assist the APRN in fulfilling their education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

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