3 technology skill sets nurses will need

Technology is changing the world at warp speed, especially in healthcare. In this article we take a look at three skill sets nurses will need to develop to acquire, use, and integrate these emerging technologies.
Leadership skills that will be required of nurses to appropriately respond to emerging technologies include being able to use technology to facilitate mobility, communication and relationships; having expertise in knowledge information, acquisition, and distribution; and understanding and using genetics and genomics in nursing
1. Being able to use technology to facilitate mobility, communication, and relationships
Email, telehealth and telemedicine, internet, cellular technology, text messaging, video conferencing, smart phones, 3-dimensional printing, high-fidelity simulation, virtual realities such as Second Life Virtual World, social media networking, embedded sensor networks, global positioning systems, bio-electronics.
2. Having expertise in knowledge information, acquisition, and distribution
Information literacy, evidence-based practice, clinical decision support, sensemaking, commercially purchased expert networks, distributed expertise, boundary spanning knowledge management, knowledge engineering, standardized guidelines, fuzzy case-based reasoning, understanding of cognitive science theory and complex adaptive systems theory.
3. Understanding and using genomics in nursing
Understanding of the Human Genome Project, genetic sequencing, service delivery models that promote safe, efficient, and effective utilisation of genetic/genomic information in care decisions (First Genetics, 2008); ethical issues related to genomics encountered throughout the life continuum and around the world (First Genetics, 2008); ethno-cultural beliefs and practices for utilisation of genomic-based care; and resources available to arm nurses with information to learn about and teach genetics (First Genetics, 2008).
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As the future is uncertain, the only thing relatively clear is that much of what we will experience in the future will be different from the past. We must understand it is not information or even technology that will produce this unprecedented change, but the impact of technology on all aspects of human life; not computers or even bits and bytes, but the ability to apply and integrate rapid technological change.

Reference:
Huston, C., (May 31, 2013) "The Impact of Emerging Technology on Nursing Care: Warp Speed Ahead" OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing Vol. 18, No. 2, Manuscript 1.