CYN RN

In some aspects I think that it is inevitable that robots will be conducting certain duties that are traditionally done by human nurses. I think the pandemic has highlighted that a lot of things can be done remotely. Right now, there are apps attached watches, phones etc. that update medical practitioners about patients’ wellbeing on the continuum of health e.g vital signs, activity levels, heart rhythms etc. 

I have seen some human robotic nurses who are so skill-oriented that they are quite inept in critical thinking. The best example is a nurse who gave me report on a patient on CRRT and said that the Pt’s K+ was >6, yet she got an order from the new resident to start LR and it had been running for half the shift. After she was done with report, I asked her if she knew that LR has electrolytes. She looked at me in dismay and rolled her eyes. I said potassium is among the electrolytes in LR. I could see the wheels spinning in the robot RN’s head. LOL. I didn’t make a big deal out of it. 
 

RNs cannot practically and entirely be replaced by robots, but things are changing fast in the not so distant future. I’m not sure if technology will be our savior or demise ultimately. Thus far, I think it’s the latter, but I’m a skeptic by nurture ?

33 minutes ago, Davey Do said:

We don't have to deal with such behaviors with CYN RN, Cyn.

CYN RN is a Stand N Spin robot!

 

Hahaha! The new resident wanted to order kayexalate to mitigate the K+ levels. I said, oh heeeeeeeeell naw to the naw naw naaaaaw!! I am not going to have a crappy shift because of something you overlooked. Gimme insulin and calcium gluconate please. We trained new residents swiftly when I was in the ICU. They had the authority to order, I had the right to pick the appropriate choice. The ones who refused to play accordingly learned their lessons quickly. Though I do not miss an iota of the ICU, I have some nostalgic experiences shelved in the archives. 

Hilarious. Put me in a dilemma of which emoji to use, like or laughing ???

I love the CYN-RN. S/he is efficient, flexible, and does not roll eyes.