Please take a minute out of your day to answer these questions

hazel20 · Oct 27, 2016

Thank you so much everyone! I am bumping this one more time because today is the last day to conduct my research!

Again, thank you!

hazel20 · Oct 27, 2016

Scratch that I have until tomorrow!

Davey Do · Oct 29, 2016

In the days when cell phones looked like lunch boxes, and staff that needed to be contacted at any time wore pagers, a very good supervisor told his staff, "When you walk through that door (to the unit), leave your personal life outside of that door. When you're here, you're 'on'- here for the patient".

There is intra and internet access on the unit for our jobs. Smartphones are an unnecessary distraction.

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Oct 30, 2016

I am conducting my primary research for my English class on the effects of mobile use in the nursing community. Please take a minute out of your day to answer these 5 questions. I will greatly appreciate it! Thank you!
1. Do you believe mobile use (smartphone) has increased your quality of your work as a nurse?
Strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree
5
2. Do you feel the use of smartphones has enhanced the nursing community?
Strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree
3
3. How often do you use your smartphone for daily assignments as a nurse?
A. Never
B. 1-2 times a day (seldom)
C. More then 5 times a day (frequent)
A
4. Do you feel smartphones has hindered the nursing-patient relationship?
Strongly agree 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Disagree
2
5. What is the {main} purpose of your smartphone while on the job as a nurse?
A. Texting
B. Apps
C. Phone calls
D. Emails.
E. Other

e (we are prohibited from using smart phones for patient care. We can use apps, but cannot text patient information, no matter how veiled the ID is)

I see more inappropriate use of phones than use to enhance patient care. 90% vrs 10% It's too easy to get distracted by personal texts, where we used to wait until break before making a call.

nursej22, MSN, RN · Oct 30, 2016

Personal smart phone use is not allowed in patient care areas in my local hospital.