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Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals (www.404media.co)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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“Life-and-death decisions relating to patient acuity, treatment decisions, and staffing levels cannot be made without the assessment skills and critical thinking of registered nurses,” the union wrote in the post. “For example, tell-tale signs of a patient’s condition, such as the smell of a patient’s breath and their skin tone, affect, or demeanor, are often not detected by AI and algorithms.”

“Nurses are not against scientific or technological advancement, but we will not accept algorithms replacing the expertise, experience, holistic, and hands-on approach we bring to patient care,” they added.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Huh. This is how I feel about LNPs who think they are doctors too. I think in most cases I'd prefer the ai.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I've worked in health care off and on, in some* capacity, for a long time. I know LPNs who are more knowledgeable than plenty of doctors. As I got older, it dawned on me that it's really the individual. If one is in it as "just a job" they tend to think that degree makes them know it all, which means diddly, without empathy and compassion.