Core 1- Part 2

Although knowing how to use common technologies such as Office and networking websites is going to be very useful for me on the future, that is not the end. When I graduate from college, I would like to be working at a hospital as a specialized neonatal nurse in the intensive care unit. Technology in hospitals are becoming more and more advanced at a particularly high rate. If I am going to become successful and be on the same technologically literate level as the hospital and the staff, I am going to have to be willing to learn and learn to keep up with the current and upcoming technologies that need to be used to the best of our advantage.

One example of the ever changing and advancing of technology in hospitals, especially among nurses, is a pen that is a tablet PC that has a wireless radio and a barcode reader built in. This highly versatile and advanced piece of technology allows nurses to easily and quickly scan a patient's identification tag and prescription medications then enter data into the system all within a few seconds. This is just one example of the technological advancements that I would have to learn to use and understand when I become a part of this community.