“Interesting and thought-provoking : re: AI and decreasing the doctors’ workload. What about nurses? Re: hospital at home idea: As nurse who has done pediatric home care, I understand the benefits of having the patient at home with nurses providing the care-giving parents a break-to go to work, school, and/or sleep through the night. This “hospital at home” sounds like a win-win situation for the patient and the hospital; however, the discussion re: implementation are a little fuzzy-especially as it relates to the complex patient (IVs, medications, monitors, and other equipment). Having a doctor, nurse, respiratory therapist visit periodically isn’t the same as having them there as they would be in a hospital or other healthcare facility. It sounds as though the patient needs a spouse, partner, or other adult who is willing and able to take on all these responsibilities. Will that person have to stop working outside the home, take care of children, shop, clean? What about documentation? Will the home have a computer connected with the hospital’s EHR? Will a family member be sued for forgetting to give a medication or doing something wrong?? I’m assuming that the hospital will still get paid (while the majority of the care is done by the family.)”
RKKiddienurse via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/05/23