Digital literacy
In this resource we provide a guide to digital literacy, from getting to grips with the jargon to understanding what the digital world can offer you and your patients.
Topics covered range from using e-learning in your professional development to getting the best from social media and online security.
We provide answers to some essential questions and, if you are already comfortable with digital technology in your professional life, we can boost your knowledge and support you in taking your next steps.
Social media recruitment: how you can turbo-charge interest in vacancies where you work
TikTok and other platforms are proving to be powerful tools for filling nurse roles
Digital nursing and mental health: we need you to inspire and share best practice
We welcome contributions from any potential authors on these and other topics
Want to reduce paperwork? Then involve nurses in leading the change
It’s nurses who know how to ensure digital tools enhance practice rather than hinder it
How Facebook transformed our breast screening service
Uptake increased thanks to social media posts and a messaging app
Nurses use video link to keep older people out of hospital
Link enables nurses to triage people in care and nursing homes, reducing hospital admissions
Nurses: agents of change for digital developments in clinical settings
Why it's important for staff to join the NHS Digital Academy leadership programme
IT survey reveals mismatch between what community nurses want and what they have
With one in three community nurses still using paper-based systems, more needs to be done to...
Use of robotics in the NHS under review
Jeremy Hunt enlists leading academic to review use of artificial intelligence and robotics...
Data-intensive nursing: developing trust, connecting care and involving patients,...
A new role is emerging for nurses as digital advocates for patients, say Mary Tully and Iain...
Nursing needs to embrace digital ways of working and forget tech prejudices
NHS Digital chief nurse on harnessing 'big data'
Data protection in the NHS: what new regulation means for you
Senior nurses are being urged to see the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a...
Digital literacy part 6: The future of e-nursing
The final article in our six-part series on digital literacy considers the changes that e-...