When working on a hospital unit, the nurse uses a cellular telephone a

QUESTION

When working on a hospital unit, the nurse uses a cellular telephone as an aid to giving client care. When using a cellular telephone, the nurse recognizes that a barrier to this type of technology is

a. cellular telephones lead to less productivity.
b. cellular telephones can lead to a higher rate of hospital errors.
c. some hospitals prohibit using cellular telephones.
d. cellular telephones complicate information retrieval at the point of care.

ANSWER:

ANS: C
Although just about every nursing student has seen or used a wireless or cellular telephone, not everyone has used them as an aid to giving client care. There are still hospitals that prohibit nurses from using cell phones, even though studies show these devices can save time, decrease errors, and simplify information retrieval at the point of care. Nursing is just beginning to deal with guidelines. Ethically, you do not use electronic devices in your workplace for personal, nonprofessional use. All information needs to be HIPAA secure.