I work as a registered nurse at the Kuopio University Hospital. I graduated in 2015 from Savonia University of Applied Sciences and ever since I’ve been working at the children’s ward. When I was still studying I worked as a nursing assistant at a assisted nursing home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During these years digitalization has taken huge steps. When I started my studies in 2012 and had my first practical training at a local nursing home we didn’t use computers at all. All patient files were on paper and every resident had their own folders. Later the company got a electric patient record system but the start was rough. System wasn’t easy to use and the staff didn’t like the change. It took at least a year that the staff got used to the new system. Any larger health care institution wouldn’t work without a wellworking and customized patient record system. I think the system still has flaws and isn’t working as seamlessly as it should but i guess improvements are made all the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The use of robotics will increase in the future. At my work I don’t think we have robotics in use yet but I’m certain some robotic assistant devices will come. In pediatric nursing robots can not replace humans but maybe some kind of robots will be used in the future. Robotics are used e.g. in laboratories and operating rooms which are crucial part of my work. I think using robots and AI will increase in every field of health care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Open digital society absolutely has possibilities and risks. Digitalization creates new innovative ways to communicate and take care of e.g. health issues. We have many systems that are working well (e.g. OmaKanta-services) and helping todays citizens errand running. Cyberattacks and information fishing are a true big threat which against we need to act and protect ourselves and our personal data. General data protection regulation (GDPR) released 2018 allows people to have better control of their own data and businesses to keep personal information safe. From my point of view the GDPR didn’t change my work a lot because at the hospital world the patient files and records were already kept safe and secret. In my personal life I want to keep my own personal and private data as much to myself as possible and GDPR has made me realize how much different platforms collect my data. I’ve become more alert of giving my information for new services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Artificial intelligence is a growing field. My personal experiences were quite limited before these studies. I’ve used different AI-operated chats and been impressed how well they work nowadays. AI is definitely going to rise more and I think it could be used more in health care services, for example in chats and helping to create some care instructions. I asked ChatGPT what does a pediatric nurse do at a university hospital and how can a pediatric nurse use AI at work. According to ChatGPT pediatric nursing includes patient care, assessment, education, collaboration, advocacy, support, preventive care, documentation, research and continuing education. Pediatric nurse could use AI at work for decision support systems, predictive analytics, remote monitoring, natural language processing, medication management, virtual health assistants, automated documentations and personalized care plans. I think the ChatGPT’s answers were quite accurate. We have tools to help us treat kids and adolescents better and in a patient safe way but AI isn’t much used at field work. I think AI is still more used in chats provided by health care producers and in digitalized clinical pathways. It takes time to get AI used in larger scale in hospital environment but I think it’s coming in a few years. It is important to remember that AI has some weaknesses, for example ChatGPT can misunderstand your questions and the answers aren’t always correct. The answers aren’t always up-to-date so it’s important to check the needed information from a reliable source. I think a good use to AI is to use it as a supportive tool e.g. writing assistance or language assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I started these studies this year and I find the field of digitalization very interesting. Through the courses I’ve had I’ve gained a ton of knowledge. Some things were familiar before and I’ve gotten to understand them deeper. AI and cyber security are very interesting topics and I am eager to learn more about these things. Using a blog as a learning and reporting tool is a nice option. I’ve used WordPress before and I find it easy to use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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