Technology is advancing with every passing day, especially in the medical field.

The
use of technology applications has become very popular in the present day and has
provided a wide variety of different resources to promote health management to the
general population. The technological application that I believe has the most
potential to improve population health management is the Nurse’s Drug Handbook.

The Nurse’s Drug Handbook is a user-friendly app that is affordable and easy to
access. The handbook can be obtained by downloading the app to any smartphone
device or computer. The Nurse’s Drug Handbook is valid, reliable, and accurate
consists of timely facts on hundreds of drugs. This application contains formatted
drug entries organized alphabetically from A to Z. It contains a no health jargon
writing style, which can speak the language in terms you use on an everyday basis.
Another benefit is that the Nurse’s Drug handbook includes an index of all generic,
trade, alternate drug names, chemical, therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk
categories, and controlled substance schedule. Also, it demonstrates indications and
dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information. The application can
determine drug incompatibilities, contraindications, and interactions with drugs,
food, and activities. Lastly, the application discusses adverse reactions, nursing
considerations, including key teaching points for patients, mechanism-of-action
illustrations, warnings, and precautions.

Although there are many benefits to this technological application, the Nurse’s Drug
Handbook does come with limitations. To further explain, the drug handbook does
not include pictures of what the drugs look like, requires a $9.99 yearly
subscription, and does not contain every single drug that is currently on the market.
Another important limitation is that if an individual doesn’t have access to a
smartphone or laptop they would not have the ability to use this application.

Overall, the Nurse’s Drug Handbook application can improve population health
management by providing fast and effective information regarding most
pharmaceutical drugs. This app can prevent injury or even death. It provides a sense
of well-being and control. Furthermore, this technological application is extremely
resourceful for both healthcare workers and the general public. It saves time and
requires no need to call the provider about questions relating to any drug you may
have.