Explain Why We Should We Essay

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Running head: WE CAN BUT SHOULD WE? 1 We Can But Should We? Bernadette Eisenberger Chamberlain College of Nursing WE CAN BUT SHOULD WE? 2 We Can But Should We? As the years have gone by, trends have changed, fads have come and gone, clothing has come full circle in certain women’s fashions from years past to present. Today, the perplexing question of the day is whether or not individuals should participate in a pilot study where private, medical and/or health information is stored in one of these small, complex-looking squares, readable by a smart phone. Is this new wave technology that will provide important, up to date health information in an emergency or is it just another scheme being used by the government to…show more content…
For example it might have a list of all known allergies the patient suffers from, what blood type they are, or any other information that a medical provider might need to know, and particularly those providers like EMT’s or ER doctors who need the information quickly. Having this information readily available in an emergency might mean the difference between life and death (http://qfuse.com/blog/using-qr-codes-in-the-medical-industry). Other important information that can be obtained would be emergency contacts, especially if the individual lives alone. Simply scanning a text is way easier than typing it on a tiny on-screen keyboard, saving medical personnel time and thus decreasing response time to a medical facility if…show more content…
Since anyone can create the codes, it’s easy to write a bit of malware, put it in a QR code, and insert that code over a legitimate tag. Some unsuspecting individual scans the bad code and depending on how loosely security parameters are set, the code could give itself access to everything from the camera to the contacts to the GPS data. It could also connect to an infection site loaded with viruses or send unauthorized texts (www.qfuse.com/blog/using-qr-codes-in-the-medical-industry). Depending on whether or not this information were to fall into unscrupulous hands, this could be detrimental to one’s identity and /or at the very least an invasion of privacy. Conclusion and Recommendations With the information that has been presented to this medical professional, the findings support the decision to have said individuals forge ahead and participate in the pilot study with a minimal margin of reservation. Agreement that the benefits of providing accessible health information to medical personnel quickly in order to possibly save a life, definitely outweighs the security risk of having the information fall into the wrong hands. If a decision was needed in a personal circumstance with familial involvement under the same conditions, agreement would still be the position of
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