informatics
[ ˌinfərˈmatiks ]
nounnoun: informatics
With every second ticking by, technology is taking giant steps in healthcare. One form of technology that has always interested me is
RFID- Radio Frequency Identification Technology
RFID actually seems pretty scary in regards to being tracked. However, in the hospital setting, using RFID can reduce patient identification errors. Not only will RFID be used directly with patients but also utilized between healthcare providers.
I believe that RFID will become a popular trend in healthcare facilities because it reduces the amount of paper charts and the tags used for patients can also be reusable (saving hospitals billions).
The number one benefit of RFID is the immediate retrieval of pertinent information. A perfect example of accessing information quickly would be in the case of allergies. Nurses will benefit the most from RFID because they have frequent interactions with their patients, including passing medications, checking vital signs and performing head to toe assessments.
I hope that I will be able to encounter RFID at some point in my career as a Registered Nurse.
VS as of 10/28/2014:
T: Life is silly.
HR: Inhale and exhale.
RR: Sleep whenever you can.
BP: Don't make excuses.
Pain: My "problems" are nothing compared to my neighbor's problems.
PO2: Work hard, but take time to stop and smell the roses.
Definition thanks to:
Oxford Dictionary
Image thanks to:
Google Images
Research thanks to:
Tudor Ioan Cerlinca, Cristina Turcu, Cornel Turcu and Marius Cerlinca (2010). RFID-based Information System for Patients and Medical Staff Identification and Tracking, Sustainable Radio Frequency Identification Solutions, Cristina Turcu (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-7619-74-9, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/sustainable-radio-frequency-identification-solutions/rfid-based-information- system-for-patients-and-medical-staff-identification-and-tracking
[ ˌinfərˈmatiks ]
nounnoun: informatics
- the science of processing data for storage and retrieval; information science.
With every second ticking by, technology is taking giant steps in healthcare. One form of technology that has always interested me is
RFID- Radio Frequency Identification Technology
RFID actually seems pretty scary in regards to being tracked. However, in the hospital setting, using RFID can reduce patient identification errors. Not only will RFID be used directly with patients but also utilized between healthcare providers.
I believe that RFID will become a popular trend in healthcare facilities because it reduces the amount of paper charts and the tags used for patients can also be reusable (saving hospitals billions).
The number one benefit of RFID is the immediate retrieval of pertinent information. A perfect example of accessing information quickly would be in the case of allergies. Nurses will benefit the most from RFID because they have frequent interactions with their patients, including passing medications, checking vital signs and performing head to toe assessments.
I hope that I will be able to encounter RFID at some point in my career as a Registered Nurse.
VS as of 10/28/2014:
T: Life is silly.
HR: Inhale and exhale.
RR: Sleep whenever you can.
BP: Don't make excuses.
Pain: My "problems" are nothing compared to my neighbor's problems.
PO2: Work hard, but take time to stop and smell the roses.
Definition thanks to:
Oxford Dictionary
Image thanks to:
Google Images
Research thanks to:
Tudor Ioan Cerlinca, Cristina Turcu, Cornel Turcu and Marius Cerlinca (2010). RFID-based Information System for Patients and Medical Staff Identification and Tracking, Sustainable Radio Frequency Identification Solutions, Cristina Turcu (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-7619-74-9, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/sustainable-radio-frequency-identification-solutions/rfid-based-information- system-for-patients-and-medical-staff-identification-and-tracking