Hard Wired to Heal

This article discusses the social issue of saving patient health information in the wake of a disaster. Two hospitals in New Orleans, during hurricaine Katrina, had patient records distroyed; however, one hospital could retrieve the information from electronical storage. In 2004, President Bush issued an executive order to have most of patients health records coverted to electronic format in 10 years. The nursing school at John Hopkins University has identified the importance of informatics and integrated it into their program.The use of the schools simulation incorporates technology into the nursing practicumm. Patricia Abbott stated “To send a nurse into practice without any information technology skills is a failure to comprehensively educate that nurse.” I agree, as technology advances so should nursing practice.