Information technology is one of the newest innovations in the
healthcare industry, but nurse managers can be slow to accept
the change from the traditional paper notes to electronic
medical records (EMRs). Nurse managers have the ability to
incorporate changes and influence staff, but have been reluctant
to embrace the change in technology. This reluctance of nurse
managers could be due to a fear of losing control, fear of the
unknown or just resistance to change. Change is inevitable, and
IT will only increase in the future. So let us, as healthcare
providers, embrace the change and move forward in the future for
nursing. EMRs are beneficial to nurses because they will improve
safety and quality of patient care, provide quick and easy
access to patient's information, decrease medical errors, and
allow practitioners to make better healthcare decisions. What is
EMR? EMRs are an electronic way of managing health information
and communication in healthcare. Bembridge, Levett-Jones & Jeong
(2010) explained the t