According to television programs such as Grey’s Anatomy and ER, nurses are just minor people who complete low-skilled tasks, little does the world know that a nurse carries more of a responsibility than changing bedpans and bringing food which does not make things like robotic nurses necessary, at all (Hendren). Who would have ever thought that robots would be a controversial topic as to whether or not they should assist a surgeon in surgery or even be considered a nurse? Even though the thought of robotic nurses existing is being studied, it does not mean that it is an adequate invention or that it will even occur. Robotic nurses will not be accurate or efficient and will never have the skill and education that a human nurse portrays. These robots would assist a doctor in …show more content…
A robotic nurse’s lack of accuracy, due to not having proper education and motives that a human has, could cause major life threatening complications and challenges. There seems to be tons of knowledge out in the real world that proves that mistakes can easily be made, especially when it comes to assisting a doctor in surgery, for example. Having proper education and some sort of common sense is a necessity no matter what it may possibly be. Therefore, when it comes to relying on nursing, a robot might not be the best option. According to Nikki Cob and the San Bernardino County Sun, they feel as though technology can definitely be useful and beneficial, but having a decent amount of reliance on it can threaten lives (qtd. in the Truth About Nursing Inc.). “Other challenges include providing computers with the ability to understand the context in which gestures are made and to discern intended versus unintended ones” (HealthLeaders Media Staff). Robots can be efficient for many things, but when it comes to simple, yet life threatening tasks it may not be the wisest option.
They do exactly what she wants them to do. "What the chronics are, or most of us, are machines with flaws inside that can't be repaired, flaws born in, or flaws beat in over so many years of the guy running head on into solid things that by the time the hospital found him he was bleeding rust in some vacant lot." (Kesey, 16). This quote explains how the patients are in the hospital. They are all machines to fit it with the rules of the hospital and they just have to accept that they are all messed up. Once a person is machine for so long they just begin to rust with all the rest of the robots. This quote also really shows how much they are under control by Nurse Ratched. "He shakes the hands of wheelers and walkers and vegetables, shakes hands that he has to pick up out of laps like picking up dead birds, mechanical birds wonders of tiny bones and wires that have run down and fallen." (Kesey, 23). This
In my opinion, we should embrace and welcome robots into our daily lives because they improve our society in various ways. Some of the ways our society has benefited from the creation of robots include transportation, home maintenance, home assistance, education, security, entertainment, disabled assisted living, and even elderly assisted living. In the article The Future of Robot Caregivers, the author, Louise Aronson, states that the idea of robot caregivers shouldn’t be as threatening as most people perceive. She also states that our society as whole, not just the elderly, will benefit greatly in many aspects. For example, Aronson begins by mentioning that caregiving is a difficult job and that “it is work that many people either can’t or
Jerry West’s article “Robots on Earth” talks about robots that, unlike books or movies, aid people simplifying their lives and health. As robots don’t need specific conditions; they are perfect for performing jobs that might be harmful to humans. Like the R2 humanoid at the International Space Station, which completes dangerous and mundane tasks for astronauts and frees their time. They also boost our health; they are working with scientists to create an exoskeleton for quadriplegic people. Robots aren’t evil, they’re useful machines that have so much to offer and make our lives safer.lives
In this story, fears are manipulated in order for nurses to keep control. “She got the response she was after. Billy flinched and put his hand to his cheek like he’d been burned with acid.” (Kesey 314) Billy fears the nurses. He fears what they can tell his mother about him. If you made a robot a particular way, they would not feel fear, another reason they would be increasingly operative over a person. The job at hand would not be feared by a robot, they would see the task at hand and accomplish it. They are not going to fear what could happen to them if you make them that way, like a human being would. In this story, the characters need to be taken care of because they are mentally ill, a robot would not need that. A robot will not die, does not need sleep, and does not need to eat. Without taking breaks, the only things that would slow a robot down would be if it were to break and needed repairs. Robots are not as high maintenance as human beings when it comes to working and
programmed to perform certain duties of that as nurse but will work alongside nurses. Robots
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Committee Initiative on the Future of Nursing and the Institute of Medicine research offers several recommendations regarding how nurses can be used to change the face of healthcare in the future. The implementation of these recommendations suggest lower healthcare costs and a healthier U.S. population based on the way that nurses deliver care (2010). The removal of certain
When people think about nurses, many ideas come to mind. They think of the hideous old starched, white uniforms, a doctor’s handmaiden, the sexy or naughty nurse, or a torturer. The media and society have manipulated the identity and role of nurses. None of these ideas truly portray nurses and what they do. Nurses are with the patients more than the doctors. People do not realize how little they will encounter the doctor in the hospital until they are actually in the hospital. People quickly realize how important nurses are. Because nurses interact with their patients constantly, nurses are the ones who know the patients best.
The article at americansentinel.edu also goes into detail about the changing challenges of nurses of the future. No longer will nurses just have to be educated on the patient and the body. Now they will have this steep learning curve for technology. This is something we already see as a problem in some ways. Every hospital has a different type of IV pump, ventilator, and medication distributor. This means someone can’t just switch nursing careers without needing to learn a bunch of new
When I was younger my grandmother fell into a coma after her surgery. This was an unexpected situation because the doctor told our family that the surgery would be fine and she would come out alive. Next thing I know, we got a phone call from my uncle that my grandma was in critical condition. The doctor told us something went wrong during the surgery and my grandmother became a vegetable. When I went to visit and saw her on the bed, I was devastated. I was so young and I felt completely helpless. I wanted to do something, but I did not know what I could have done because I was only her grandchild. At that time, my mind was blank, but I was still observing the hospital settings. I saw numerous nurses walking around, monitoring and
Sayre, P.A. (WENY) -- Robots are invading Guthrie Hospitals, but do not worry it is for a good reason. The new robots are a new wave of technology helping the hospitals sanitize operating rooms.
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Robotics can be virtual and/or mechanical objects that we use in everyday activities. Even though robots have been around since 1960’s. In the healthcare field we have become more dependent upon them since the 1980 's. Robots have been used to assist people in varies everyday task in laboratories and operating rooms. Some examples their usage are intervention with giving medication, assisting kids with autism, transferring and lifting patients. Although robots have made some of the healthcare fields task easier there can be questions with such technology which can impact ethical policy and non-human touch.
There are five principles to ethical nursing. The first principle, nonmaleficence, or do no harm, it is directly tied to a nurse's duty to protect the patient's safety. This principle dictates that we do not cause injury to our patients. A way that harm can occur to patients is through communication failures. These failures can be intentional or as a result of electronic or human error. Failing to convey accurate information, giving wrong messages, and breaking down of equipment, can cause harm to patients. Some of these communication problems may certainly occur whether a patient is at a neighborhood clinic or 500 miles away, but distance and high reliance on electronic technology make close examination of communication and ethical
Lately there have been more and more smart machines that have been taking over regular human tasks but as it grows the bigger picture is that robots will take over a lot of tasks now done by people. But, many people think that there are important ethical and moral issues that have to be dealt with this. Sooner or later there is going to be a robot that will interact in a humane manner but there are many questions to be asked like; how will they interact with us? Do we really want machines that are independent, self-directed, and has affect and emotion? I think we do, because they can provide many benefits. Obviously, as with all technologies, there are dangers as well. We need to ensure that people always
If you think robots are the kind of thing you hear about in science-fiction movies, think again. Right now, all over the world, robots are performing thousands of tasks. They are probing our solar system for signs of life, building cars at the General Motors plants, assembling Oreo cookies for Nabisco and defusing bombs for the SWAT team. As they grow tougher, more mobile, and more intelligent, today’s robots are doing more and more of the things that humans can’t or don’t want to do and in many cases taking away the need for human labor.