WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT’S NAME:

IN UNIVERSITY:

HEALTHCARE DATE:

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NURSING
Wearable Technology
on Healthcare and Nursing
Team Members:
 Wearable Technology in Healthcare and Nursing
 Team members

 Wearable technology is a an electronic device designed to be worn on the

body.
 wearable technology in healthcare help individuals monitor their health and
well-being.(Wang et al.,2016).
 Use Of Wearable Technology In Healthcare And Nursing
 The use of wearable technology in healthcare and nursing is rapidly growing.

 healthcare providers should stay up-to-date with the latest technology (Rho et
al.,2019).
 Significance of Findings
 Wearable technology is popular due to the increasing prevalence of chronic
diseases (Dorsey et al., (2018).
 ThIt was prompted by the need to provide patients with a more convenient and
accessible way to monitor their health.
 History of Wearable Technology in Healthcare
 Wearable technology has been around since the 1980s (Agarwal, Joshi and
Tanwar, 2021).
 In recent years, it has been used in healthcare for tracking and monitoring
patient health data.
 Examples of wearable technology include fitness trackers, smartwatches, and
health monitors.
 Current Use of Wearable Technology in
Healthcare
 Wearable technology help monitoring and tracking conditions such as chronic
diabetes and heart disease.
 Examples of wearable technology used in healthcare include smartwatches,
fitness trackers, and biosensors (Stevens, Haileyesus and Thomas, 2018). .
 They are also used to improve patient outcomes.
 Goals of Wearable Technology Implementation
 Improve patient outcomes by promoting physical activity and healthy behaviors.

 Reduce hospital readmissions by providing real-time feedback to healthcare

providers.
 Increase patient engagement by empowering patients to take an active role in
their healthcare (Girard and Bourgeois, 2019).
 Benefits of Wearable Technology in Healthcare
 Improved patient outcomes through continuous monitoring and real-time
feedback.
 Increased patient engagement and empowerment in their healthcare.

 Reduction in healthcare costs through the prevention of chronic diseases and

hospital readmissions (Bailey et al.,2015).
 Ethical and Legal Considerations for Wearable Technology in
Healthcare
 Patient privacy and data security must be protected in the use of wearable
technology.
 Healthcare providers must ensure that patients are fully informed and have
given consent to the use of wearable technology.
 The use of wearable technology must comply with ethical and legal standards,
such as HIPAA and GDPR (Chua, Tan and Merchant, 2020).
 Challenges and Future Directions of Wearable Technology in
Healthcare
 Challenges include ensuring data accuracy, patient compliance, and
interoperability between devices.
 Future directions include the integration of wearable technology with electronic
health records and the development of personalized medicine (Pfaffenberger et
al.,2018).
 References

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