Question

Paragraph 1: What benefits and drawbacks do you see to smartphone use in health care settings and the use of medical apps?

Answer 1

Smart phone and medical apps usage in health care settings:

Benefits:

1. Communication is streamlined

2. Better point of care and coordination

3. Nurses can access reference materials

4. Caters to customizations

5. It can provides convenience

6. Increases diagnostic accuracy

7. Enhances physician efficiency

8. Direct patient management

9. Real-time communication

10. Apps can enhance nursing practices.

Drawbacks:

In some situations our attention was divided by smart phones

Too much phone attachment can leads nurses to ignore protocols

Generally various security concerns were arisen due to smart phones usage.