As a nursing prospect and student, I was wondering what the common issues with identifying rooms and patients are in the workplace.
From a psychological stand point humans are innate to missing cues in high stress situations. Stress causes anxiety which can cause mistakes and confusion. To overcome these anxieties, devices like notes, or psychological reminders can be implemented. However, in a data heavy and personalized environment it is very common to miss information or misinterpret information. Especially in distinguishing a patient.
In such a high paced and dynamic environment where time and service is key, what makes it hard in identifying patient rooms? What makes it hard to distinguish the medical precautions that are to be taken when entering a patient's room? What indicators, or visual cues make it easier in distinguishing specific patient rooms?
