Nursing Shortage: Is Technology the Answer? Sandi Coufal University of Phoenix Influencing the Future of Nursing and Healthcare NUR/531 Catherine M. Hill MSN, RN March 28, 2008 Nursing Shortage: Is Technology the Answer? Nursing has always been synonymous with caring. Dr. Jean Watson describes caring as the center of all nursing practices
Life in A Robotic World In a 2012 article, Kevin Kelly the executive editor of Wired, pose the statement "Why Robots Will- and Must- Take Our Jobs." In the article, he states that robots need to take over our jobs because in the future there will be more complex tasks that
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
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.
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
Imagine a world where androids exist. Not the ones you’re probably picturing that actually look like robots. I’m talking about the ones that look human. The ones that act human. They may think like us, they could feel emotions like we do. But what does it mean to be human?
Medical Robots That Could Change Healthcare The Vasteras Giraff is a new breakthrough in the healthcare industry. Through new innovation that has been developed by Giraff Technologies of Sweden, communication could be changed forever. This device is essentially a mobile communication tool with wheels, a camera, and a monitor—all remote controlled. Think of it as a two-way video communication system on wheels. Its main function is to provide the housebound or elderly with a communication system. I believe this device is a positive solution to an ongoing problem as the population continues to age, and there is more need for home healthcare. This robot helps elderly people communicate with the outside world without leaving their home.
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
New solutions to nurse retention is the use of humanoid robots to work alongside nurses,
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
A huge technology revolution is freely replacing millions of robots instead of humans. As in today we have a few machines that do our daily jobs. Some of the technology that are being placed with humans are ATM Machines instead of tellers, auto manufactures which is an automotive industry that develops cars, travel agents, cashiers, transportation and material moving, production, medicine and services. Very soon, people will realize that the very thing they created to make life easier is creating a life of its own. Computers have become a species that no one has yet realized. Here are a few examples on how technology is taking over with our working field. As you know El Centro California has two hospitals in Imperial Valley. But one of these hospitals has a robotic hand called Da Vinci. Da Vinci is a Robotic system that works as an extension of the surgeon who uses computer controlled instruments to operate through tiny openings in the body. But here is the bad thing about having instruments that do surgical procedures on a human, because unlike a human doctor, who can detect or feel things with their eyes, ears or
In Arthur Houses “The Real Cyborgs” he states that robotics in our future could “alleviate the symptoms of 30,000 parkinson's sufferers worldwide” or “restore sight to the blind”. If we figured out how to to do this with robotics this could really be life changing. If a patient was blind for his whole life and we restored his sight with robotics, it could really change his world and change the people that are close to him. Cybernetics could really change our world world for the better. Robots could change our world for the better but people argue that robots are
For all of society to coincide and work efficiently, the medical field provides health education, solutions, and innovations. Nurses advocate healthy living and provide the public on the prevention of illness and injury. The effect nurses have on the public is unwavering. There is an everlasting need for health care providers. The medical field and its technology have a positive effect on everyone in society. In fact, there isn’t an industry out there that hasn’t been affected by the modernization of medical technology. Without doubt, medical technology is indispensable to people’s health and an improved quality of life. Health care is always in a pursuit to advance its care, undeniably, making its impact substantial. The medical field has made some incredible steps towards improving the quality and value of life. While Nurses don’t set bars for surgical practices, they do help with programs to improve the overall health of the community. Nurses are very important: Nurses are teacher, advocates, caregivers, critical thinkers, and innovators. Nursing is the heart and soul of the healthcare system. My highest hopes are to represent this profession in the highest regards and taking part in the day to day obligations given to serve my
ROBOTICS IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE 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
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.