From Jerome at Minding the Bedside

Published: Wed, 12/10/14

Stress and Technology for Nurses:

How to Take Your Computer Less Seriously

Hey -

I hope that all's well in your life and that you're having the opportunity to practice mindfulness in all that you do.

I'd like to share an article that I recently wrote for The Nerdy Nurse on how to work with the stress(es) of technology. It's about stress and technology. For many of us, the tech-side of things can be a nuisance if not a downright nightmare. So, how do you handle this kind of stress?

If you're a nurse, your job is to take care of people, right? So, why does it seem that sometimes you have to spend as much time taking care of your “technological solutions” and EMRs as you do taking care of your patients? As if you don’t have enough stress in your work, do you also need stress over the high-tech of high-touch?