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Every Nurse has a Place in Digital Health

In Episode 4 of Know My Voice ©, Every Nurse has a Place in Digital Health, being able to contribute to what you need and are creating is an exciting opportunity. However, fear of not knowing enough or as much as others can often intimidate nurses and healthcare professionals from actively participating in digital health… Read more

Human Centered Technology

Take a listen to episode 3 of the audio blog, Know My Voice ®, where I discuss the concept of Human Centered Technology in relation to how we should be approaching healthcare technology design. Concepts included in this episode include: human centered technology, push and pull of information, technology design, and the importance of the… Read more

Nurses are the most trusted for the 23rd year in a row.

Their patients come first, often even before themselves. On January 13th, the Gallup poll released its data for the most honest and ethical professions as ranked by the public. “Three in four Americans consider nurses highly honest and ethical, making them the most trusted of 23 professions rated in Gallup’s annual measurement.” As a nurse, this… Read more

Patients are People Too

Patients are people first. Patients are people who should have a voice in their care. Patients are people. While this is inherently known amongst us all, the words do have some differences in meaning within healthcare settings. The first pilot research study that I conducted investigated the meaning of knowing the patient. To know the… Read more