Nurse Banning Cell Phones

This reading discusses the use of wireless alerts pagers in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit and how it affects both work practices and information flows through a qualitative study. From the research that exists, we can see that pagers are successful communication tools because of the mobility and immediacy they provide. Interviews were completed with physicians and pharmacist who used the pagers and nurses who did not use the pager about how it impacted their work. In addition to collecting data this way, the researchers also compiled observational data from watching the device be used in regular practice. The study noted that

In a new era of technology, cell phones are often times the primary tool used by staff in the workplace, whether it is status updates, workplace selfies and pictures shared. It now poses a new threat to PHI and HIPAA. Staff may think it is okay to speak about a patient they encountered, or a disagreement with a supervisor or co-worker in the public setting. However this can be

……A recent survey by Kluwer Kluwer Health’s Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 71% of nurses are using smartphones for their job. It’s becoming the norm in the nursing workplace nowadays and the range of phone apps are moving beyond leisure. It’s not an exaggeration to say that smartphones are moving the nursing practice into a much greater height. From drug references, medication interaction disease, laboratory and safety information, nurses have access to all kinds of data to help them improve patient care.

The front desk assistant has been texting while checking in patients and was not answering the phones. I took the assistant out to the side for a moment and asked if there was an emergency. The assistant said no, and I kindly reminded her that having cellphones out while working is a HIPAA violation. The assistant told me she has a hard time juggling both patients and phones. I coached her to take care of the patients first and if the phone rings, to answer it and ask if they could hold for a minute. I will be checking in with the assistant more often to see her progress.

Do you want to have phones at lunch during school? I think we should at least let students have phones at lunch. If we have them at lunch then we wont have to have them during class periods and disrupt class. I think if we want to change this we should have a meeting with the leaders of the school board. I would like it better because we could offer examples right there with them. I would also like it because I would probably be more calm for the meeting than I would be during if I wrote a letter, I might also say more appropriate words.

Clinic computers should be used for clinic purposes only. Cell phones should not be used unless it is urgent, at which point scribes are asked to take calls or text in the break room or an area away from patients and providers.

People should not be able to use cell phones in certain places. If you are needing to use a cellphone that bad, then you shouldn’t be there in the first place. If it is urgent, then outside for a few minutes instead of annoying the others around you. Nothing pisses me off more than when you’re in a restaurant and the guy at the table next to you is talking on the phone, he has no reason to go to a restaurant just to talk on the phone.

The use of personal devices can benefit the patient and the way nurses care for them. For example, smartphones, laptop or tablets in healthcare settings has the potential to enhance productivity, lower failure-to-respond to patients on time, and increase information access and communications among other healthcare providers. Equally, the use of these devices can also have a negative impact on our patients. Patient safety with the use of personal devices includes the

I do believe that businesses have the right to restrict phone usage, however I don't agree with it completely. I don't see the problem with using your phone if it isn't bothering anyone. When you go out to eat you expect to enjoy your time there, and if you want to spend that time on your phone that's up to you. Although, there is a point where you can be disturbing others and I believe that is where restrictions should apply. Some things should just be common courtesy, such as putting your phone on silent at the movies or turning the flash off if you like to take pictures of your food. However, some people are rude. For instance, once I went to the movies and this woman was on the phone, speaking so loud I could not

The government has decided that cellphones are outlawed. If you are caught with one , you will be fined and go to jail. What would you do in this sisutation? Taking our phones away would be good and bad. Here's what i would do.

When I was 12 years old I got my first cell phone, and I was excited. My mom put a limit on when I could be on my phone and I am grateful for that. Since 2000 technology and cell phone usage have increased tremendously over the 15 years. Everywhere you go you see people on their phones, and most peoples ' lives revolve around their cell phone. I know for me, I am on my phone constantly, and I probably would get more work and sleep if I stayed off my phone as much. The use of cell phones should be limited during family events, while you are working, and while you are driving.

In the 21st century, cell phones have been a popular choice of entertainment and communication for most of the population. It is not uncommon to walk around a grocery store or to venture out in public without seeing an individual using a cellular device of some sort; even at restaurants or the movies. When a teenager or an adult gets their hands on a smartphone, they just don’t know when to put them down. Although smartphones shouldn’t be banned in certain facilities (if they pay their own money for one, whoever bought it should be able to use it whenever and wherever they may want), they should be only used in moderation because of how much of a distraction the phones can really be.

Emily is driving will listening to music on her way to school. She sees a little light come on and notices that some one is calling her on her cell phone. She looks down really quick to gap it for just a second. When she finally looks up she finds out that she ran a red. The next second she gets hit by an on coming car. Driving while using a handheld cell phone is dangerous and this is why some states make it illegal. To drive with a handheld cell phone has a law because the driver is not fully control of the car nor aware of its surroundings. First, driving with a cell phone can cause the driver to not be fully in control of the vehicle. For example, my mom was on the highway trying trying to drive with one hand because she was calling

As exemplified previously, technology can and has been used to save lives. Hospitals are a prime example of this. At the Parkview North Unit, "If a patient needs help and presses the bedside call button, nurses and unit assistants are immediately notified through a wireless communication system, one of several new technologies…" (Boen). They even have technology the nurses can use to actually hear the patients, “Medical staff in the area wear ‘voice badges’ around their necks. When a patient presses the call button, the system alerts the nurse closest to the patient. Using the system, the nurse can ask the patient what is needed and respond" (Boen). Many doctors agree that these systems of communication benefit them nicely, “It avoids a lot of extra steps, said Judy Boeger, senior vice president and chief nursing officer at Parkview Health” (Boen).

In the article" From Stone Age To Phone Age ", author Barbara Ehrereich argues that all cell phones serve as a status symbol, thus presenting mankind 's selfish attempt to "showboat" their level of importance. By publicly engaging in meaningless conversations individuals are able to obtain admirer 's jealously; thus portraying that the on-lookers are lonely because of their absence of a cellular phone or lack of received calls. In fact since primal times it has been a tendency of humans to compete with one another over similar status symbols from "shrunken-heads" to the best place of residence. Cell phones are both misused and overused instead of serving its original purpose for emergencies it is used to gossip, take pictures and compete