Cover Page
Members of the Regents Blue Ribbon Task Force
A Message from Regent Diane O'Neill McGivern, Chair
Highlights from the Regents Report on the Nursing Shortage
The Work of the Task Force
Summary Recommendations of the Task Force
- Retention
- Recruitment
- Education
- Technology
- Data Collection
- Clarify Existing Legal and Regulatory
Framework
Regents Report on the Nursing Shortage
Resources
Future of Nursing Main Page
Technology
Recommended Solution: Increase the application of labor-saving technology to eliminate unnecessary, duplicative paper work and improve access to and communication of patient information, thereby improving workplace conditions.I. Approaches Underway by Task Force Member Organizations
Department of Health
- Developed workgroup that is reviewing State and Federal regulations and policies that institutions develop to meet those requirements
Benedictine Hospital, Kingston, New York
- Working with Welch-Allyn to develop new instruments and technological devices for use in health care settings
New York State Nurses Association
- Collaborated on development of the American Nurses Association House of Delegates Action Report on the Reduction of Unnecessary or Duplicative Documentation and Paperwork
Greater New York Hospital Association
- Reviewing Minimum Data Sets (MDS), an assessment and care screening instrument required for nursing home residents, to make it less cumbersome and efficient permitting staff more time to provide direct care to residents
Healthcare Association of New York State
- Working with the Department of Health on the Nursing Documentation Workgroup
- Participating in State and Federal initiatives to reduce unnecessary paperwork
New York State Education Department
- Developed and disseminated a report providing guidance on the use of telepractice in the professions
II. Possible Approaches Identified in the Literature Discussed by the Task Force
- Design and test alternative delivery models and nursing processes using technology
- Design ergonomically sensitive work processes and clinical environments to meet needs of nurses
- Design ergonomically sensitive work processes to meet the unique needs of older nurses
