Nurses represent the front line of health care — from first breaths to last moments, and everything in between. But there’s a vital place nurses are missing in action, says Ben Gran. He makes a compelling case for integrating their invaluable insights and experience into health tech innovation to help make care (and the process of providing it) better for generations to come.
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January 20, 2023 at 12:05 pm
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January 20, 2023 at 12:19 pm
He really over-rehearsed for this talk. He’s definely not an actor so he’s probably, indeed, a nurse.
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January 20, 2023 at 12:20 pm
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January 20, 2023 at 12:22 pm
Because they’re easy to brainwash and primarily just do what they’re told. They don’t question or research. They just jump in line for the bonuses and kickbacks like all the others. You can tell them your concerns which they cannot even help you with and likely won’t even tell the Dr. Nurses are a waste of time. Just part of the problem.
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Orawan Carlile
January 20, 2023 at 12:25 pm
From years of working in healthcare industry, it is not only nursing but most of patient care personnel who has contact with patients and family members, the pay is so low when compared to technology sectors. But it is the field that all of us need the most when we get sick. Only the administrative are get paid in comparable to technology sector but the rest are paid less than a minimum wage in comparison. And the truth is NO TECHNOLOGY can replace humans in this vulnerable stage.
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January 20, 2023 at 1:06 pm
I have family who are nurse’s
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BLUE BIRD
January 20, 2023 at 1:43 pm
the nurses and doctors that i knew were all drug addicts
Vesa Wuoristo
January 20, 2023 at 2:13 pm
Of course, nurses are extremely important and not nearly as appreciated as they should be.
li congming
January 20, 2023 at 2:45 pm
what can i say, the speaker exaggerates the role of the nurses. what about the brilliant doctors, like surgeons
Lili Adams
January 20, 2023 at 4:36 pm
He is not putting doctors down. He is talking about nursing, which is a different career field. One is not more important than the other, they have their own respective roles and a hospital cannot function without one or the other. Nurses spend 12hr shifts with their patients, therefore they have a better perspective of what innovative technology may help improve patient care.
S S
January 20, 2023 at 5:27 pm
Surgeons in USA , get All new technology first.
Allie None ya
January 20, 2023 at 4:01 pm
Retired but served 30 years and from my perspective nurses are under appreciated, underpaid, overworked and in those years the damage to my body and psychologically can not be totally repaired. The time demanded kept me from family and life experiences. The12 hour model produced physically tired, mentally fatigued nurses and healthcare workers. Nurses are used, abused and their jobs held over their heads. Why so many stay? The money invested in your education. Having to retrain for another career. The interruption in income. But many have walked away. And then there are medical politics….all about the money not patient care.it’s all about the unsaid threat of either towing the line or hit the door. It’s getting the patient in , push to suck every dollar out of insurance and get them out. There is always that dark swirling under current.
Miki Urbina
January 20, 2023 at 4:39 pm
The point is to help the world! For example, health innovation in nursing was very interesting.
Workofheart_fitness
January 20, 2023 at 5:10 pm
We have a problem with nurses being underpaid, overworked, etc. When you treat your employees well it improves their performance and satisfaction throughout the organization and patients.
S S
January 20, 2023 at 5:25 pm
Regarding charting, I loved copy and paste feature, worked well. I’d proof read my narrative charting. FIXEd it to the individual patient in real time that day I took care of them, if a change occurred I’d include it in my charting.
Other nurses DIDN’T! They didn’t change a thing on each individual patient. Every day same narrative, yet things changed with the patient and should have been included in that persons chart specifically for that patient, that shift. GUESS WHAT terminal got locked down , NO PERMISSIONS TO COPY AND PASTE!!!
THAT feature saved me loads of time , other nurses f$@ked it up! Too lazy to proof read, correct their charting for each individual patient on their shift.
S S
January 20, 2023 at 5:30 pm
I’d try a” ring” on finger if it took less time to do a radial pulse. But am guessing it may take longer. Gosh, sometimes takes minutes to get a pulse oximeter to work on an elderly patient. Some people have very poor circulation as they age. Don’t get me wrong. Am all for innovation. Love it, use it. But has to be practical!
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January 20, 2023 at 10:01 pm
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IronMongoose1
January 20, 2023 at 7:54 pm
Our university had joint events between the Engineering and Nursing faculties.
They were called (I’m not kidding) Nuts and Bolts socials.
They were not really about innovation.
Abdul azim
January 20, 2023 at 8:12 pm
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Abdul azim
January 20, 2023 at 8:13 pm
Nursing is most respectfull professional work. Go ahed brother ❤️
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January 21, 2023 at 9:45 am
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January 21, 2023 at 10:40 am
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अब्दुल्ला 🇮🇳
January 21, 2023 at 10:57 am
أفغانستان 🇦🇫:
بقيادة نائبة الأمين العام أمينة محمد، وفد أممي رفيع يزور أفغانستان ويدعو طالبان إلى إلغاء القيود المفروضة على النساء والفتيات.
الأمم_المتحدة تؤكد الوقوف إلى جانب الأفغانيات ومواصلة تعزيز أصواتهن لاستعادة حقوقهن.
— 🇺🇳 UN News Arabic
_– أخبار الأمم المتحدة_ 🇺🇳
अब्दुल्ला 🇮🇳
January 21, 2023 at 10:59 am
🇦🇫
تحذير من كارثة في مجال حقوق الإنسان نتيجة انهيار النظام القانوني في أفغانستان.
يواجه المحامون والقضاة والمدعون العامون وغيرهم من الفاعلين المنخرطين في النظام القانوني في أفغانستان مخاطر جسيمة على سلامتهم.
— 🇺🇳 UN News Arabic
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لبنان 🇱🇧:
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— 🇺🇳 UN News Arabic
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Octobris
January 21, 2023 at 12:03 pm
With nurses looking fine like him? They definitely are ;P
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January 21, 2023 at 12:12 pm
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January 21, 2023 at 12:32 pm
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January 21, 2023 at 12:32 pm
🇺🇸🤔
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January 21, 2023 at 5:07 pm
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January 21, 2023 at 12:32 pm
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January 21, 2023 at 12:32 pm
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January 21, 2023 at 12:33 pm
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January 21, 2023 at 12:37 pm
*Want to be a true feminist ally? Learn from this men*
—
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Vefa Seyidova
January 21, 2023 at 5:05 pm
I’am astounded by his speech and innotation.Thanks a lot
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Rain OrShine
January 22, 2023 at 4:42 am
Spot on!
Jr Jones
January 22, 2023 at 3:20 pm
Damnnn he said “after all, one of the first human interactions you have in life, is with a nurse, in the maternity ward, and one of your lasts, will be with a nurse, by your bedside.”
What a selling point 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Honestly I can’t wait until AI technology is fully functional within the healthcare industry.
Now I have more reason to love the ideal.
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Max Hänni - Digital specialist
January 22, 2023 at 8:38 pm
I summarise the key takeaways
– Healthcare innovation and technology is growing quickly, making it difficult for new professionals to keep up
– Nurses are not offered the opportunity to innovate, and they are often not paid enough
– Innovation is problem-solving as in, looking at an issue and trying to make it better
– There is often a disconnect between the developer and the end user within the healthcare system
– Education systems often create a ‘nursing bubble’, narrowing paths and not promoting problem-solving
– New technology can add more to a nurse’s workload, and there is a shortage of nurses
– Nurses should be the driving force behind advances in technology and should be included in development
– Innovative education should be more widely available to students
– Cross-course collaboration should be encouraged
– Healthcare leaders should provide more financial support and promotion of innovation
Most important quote:
“But most importantly, us nurses are the ones who truly understand what aspects of our jobs can be replaced with future technologies.”
This quote is important because it highlights the valuable experience and knowledge that nurses hold. Nurses are often not given enough credit for the innovative solutions that they could bring to the healthcare industry, but this quote emphasizes how.
Jesse Partridge
January 23, 2023 at 7:10 am
I’m debating on becoming a lawyer and targeting idph..aka state.
Phil D. Snutz
January 23, 2023 at 5:52 pm
Great talk!
Vincent Young
January 24, 2023 at 2:17 pm
How we allowed nurses to be fired for having natural immunity and refusing an experimental injection is beyond human comprehension. Pure evil.