Digital by choice: becoming part of a digitally ready general practice team

Abstract

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Guardians of humanity? The challenges of nursing practice in the digital age

“…Some commentators argue that given the current state of education, nursing professionals are not fit for many of the new tasks that come with digital technologies, such as handling the equipment or assisting persons in choosing the adequate technical solution (Archibald & Barnard, 2018). Therefore, the nursing curriculum needs improvement in regard to digital technology use and should focus on creating digitally ready nurses (Beany et al, 2019; Brennan & Bakken, 2015; Chambers et al, 2018). But there is a significant difference in the view of the future roles of physicians and nurses.…”

Digital capabilities: From niche to normal

“…The digital upskilling of staff was already part of our five-year plan but we had struggled with the digitally-resistant (Newland and Handley, 2016;Chambers, McKinney and…”

Creating digitally ready nurses in general practice

“…Another important element of the GPNs' project resources was a 7Cs tool (Table 1) for reflecting on learning and organisational needs in relation to adoption and delivery of TECS (Chambers et al 2018a). By progressing through the ALS programme the nurses could meet each of the tool's seven areas.…”