Week 4 Discussion NSG 3150
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Week 4 Discussion NSG 3150
Consider this scenario: The hospital administrators have chosen to include the smart card or implanted RFID in their plan for patient care delivery. However, your client base is resistant to the idea of using the smart card. In your discussion response, please address each of the following questions:
1.
What are the pros and cons for using the smartcard or RFID?
Pros
Cons
RFID
Wireless
Simple & Small
Multipurpose
Implanted
Bad Security protection
Minimal storage “Smart Cards”
Store data
Run own programs
Simple, Small
Multiple or single use
Must carry device
with you
Need specific software
2.
How would you balance the concerns related to the cons, while trying to incorporate its use into the healthcare system?
I would balance the concerns related to the cons of each of these by talking to the patient and seeing how they would feel about both. I would give them the pros and cons of each idea and discuss what sounds better to them. Most patients might not like the fact they need to have something placed into their body so they would opt out of getting the RFID implanted. There are some people in this world who do not want anything foreign placed into their body so for that instance
I would not force anything on the patient. I would speak with the patient about how we could get them using a “Smart Card” but having it placed within something they always have on them. 3.
Identify groups or individuals who could immediately benefit from the use of technology, and why is that so?
The groups or individuals who would benefit the most from this technology would be the healthcare professionals. These cards or wireless devices can be used to help with monitoring patients, accessing medications, accessing rooms or devices needed for care, locking things that we want to keep others out of etc. This technology is also great for being able to keep an eye on all employees as well (Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 2018). RFID will also be very beneficial to the medical professional due to it will allow for better
patient safety within the healthcare system. The RFID devices will be able to do things such as validate medications, alert for interactions, alarm if patient falls/gets out of bed and most importantly correctly identify the patient (Ajami & Rajabzadeh, 2013).
References:
Ajami, S., & Rajabzadeh, A. (2013). Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology and patient safety. Journal of research in medical sciences: the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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(9), 809–813.
Center for Devices and Radiological Health. (2018, September 17). Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/electromagnetic-
compatibility-emc/radio-frequency-identification-rfid#:~:text=Radio
%20Frequency%20Identification%20(RFID)%20refers,back%20from%20the
%20RFID%20tag
.
Mohd Rosli, R., Taylor, D. M., Knott, J. C., Das, A., & Dent, A. W. (2009). Health smart cards: differing perceptions of emergency department patients and staff. Australian health review: a publication of the Australian Hospital Association
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(1), 136–143. https://doi.org/10.1071/ah090136
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