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Nurses and digital technology: how to embrace transformation
Electronic patient records and digital apps not only transform patients’ care experience, but can ease pressure on nurses and promote multidisciplinary working

Electronic patient records and digital apps not only transform patients’ care experience, but can ease pressure on nurses and promote multidisciplinary working
How nurses embrace technology is crucial to delivering the best possible patient care now, and in the future.
I work as a digital nurse specialist, providing safety assurance to my trust on all clinical digital systems we use, from electronic patient records (EPRs) through to apps.
How electronic patient records benefit practice
At my trust, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, EPRs are an invaluable tool.
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