Week 7: Use of Personal Communication Devices in Patient Care Settings

How can the use of the nurse's personal communication device(s) impact patient care either positively and/or negatively? Are there ethical and legal implications? Does your facility or school have a policy on personal use of cellphones while at work/school? Locate an article, and share a brief summary of that article with your classmates. Bingley Response: Use of electronic devises have a positive and negative impact on patient care. Neft & Greenier (2013) in their article “An Update From the AANA Practice Committee: Application of the Evidence-Based Process” review the revision and development of new materials for the Professional Practice Manual for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist. Position statement 2:18 relates to mobile device use. This position statement purpose is to review the risks and benefits of such devices. “The position statement acknowledges that mobile device use is becoming more integrated into the delivery of patient care and has the potential to positively affect patient care by increasing productivity, increasing communication, reducing medical errors, and readily providing clinical resources” (Neft & Greenier, 2013). Neft & Greenier further discuss the risks and benefits of mobile devices (2013). Other considerations for mobile device use in the operating room discussed in this position statement include using sound clinical