A group of nurses are researching information about smart cards for healthcare information. The nurses are preparing a presentation for a staff meeting that will be introducing the implementation of this technology. The nurses demonstrate a need for additional research when they identify which data as being included on a smart card?
Smart cards are a sort of "credit cards" which use in healthcare settings to store patients past,present and future vital medical information in an organized manner for easy accessible to healthcare professionals.
Smart card includes various datas such as : patient information, all laboratory investigations,,insurance,medications, consultation details.
A research has to be conducted on the need for including medical datas on smart card to reduce the chance of medical errors to improve quality care.
Medication errors are one of the common incident happens in every hospital setting due to improper communication between the nurses and also due to their multi-tasking works. Smart cards helps to provide better care by confirming the identity of the person receiving medical treatment..
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