While the use of cell phones in hospitals is beyond the scope of this class, our
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While the use of cell phones in hospitals is beyond the scope of this class, our concern is certainly about patient privacy and safety.
Imagine that you are a patient in the hospital, post-surgery (one that you do not want the local gossip to know about…more or less your friends), you are up in the hall walking (as advised by your caregivers) in a glamorous hospital gown, and of course no makeup and hair disheveled. As you walk past a room another patient’s visitor is taking a picture and you are in the background. Of course, you live in a small rural area where “everyone knows everyone” and soon after friends begin calling the family to find out what is going on. You respond, “will that go on social media?” and the reply is, “of course, everyone posts on there.”
How would you react to the situation? Should there be a restriction on camera phones, why or why not? What responsibility do you think the hospital has? List at least three actions the hospital should take to prevent this from happening again. In addition, ask one question about this topic for others to answer and/or clarify.
Explanation / Answer
I would ask the’s patient visitor to delete the picture which he has taken incidentally of me in the back drop and cautioned him to check with an individual before capturing the picture about his permission to do so. There should be restriction on the all the type of phones for patient visitors within the hospital wards and no mobile zones should be marked keeping in view of privacy, safety and decorum of the hospital since the patients are to be kept away from all type of noises and discomfort. The three actions the hospital should take are to disallow camera phones from entering into hospital and all mobile phones are to be carried in switch off mode. The warnings at each floor should be displayed at some intervals to ward off mobile phone usage and prohibition of photography so that visitor is fully aware of the warnings. The mobile usage booths should be made so that in case of any communication a person can go and make a call if required. The fine is to be imposed on users for disobeying or breaching the code of conduct .These all warnings should be displayed at the entrance of the hospitals to make every visitor alert and get signatures of the visitors on code of conduct.
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