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Nurses See IT as Way to Alleviate Shortage

Surveys among various institutions indicate that nurses believe part of the nursing shortage could be overcome if they had more technology to reduce time spent on paperwork. Specifically, they want electronic records, computerized order entry systems, touch-screen or voice-activated technology for documentation, and interoperable systems that don’t interrupt their workflow.

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