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I, for one, welcome our new robot caregivers.

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    George K
    wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 11:45 last edited by George K
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    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      30 Jun 2022, 11:45

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      Aqua Letifer
      wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 12:52 last edited by
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      @George-K said in I, for one, welcome our new robot caregivers.:

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      I'm actually down with this, provided that the guy isn't bullshitting about the intended use. More time with (human) caregivers and patients is a good thing.

      Please love yourself.

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        Mik
        wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 12:57 last edited by
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        Except that it's utter bullshit. It's about reducing headcount and personnel expense.

        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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        • M Mik
          30 Jun 2022, 12:57

          Except that it's utter bullshit. It's about reducing headcount and personnel expense.

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          Jolly
          wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 13:05 last edited by
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          @Mik said in I, for one, welcome our new robot caregivers.:

          Except that it's utter bullshit. It's about reducing headcount and personnel expense.

          Bingo.

          And the headcount they want to reduce is housekeeping and nurse's aides. There is nothing that a RN should be doing, that this thing can do.

          Meds, IV infiltration, patient assessment, documentation, etc., can't be done by this thing. And if you're running a hospital where you're paying somebody $40/hr to pass out water, you're running a shitty hospital.

          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            George K
            wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 13:09 last edited by
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            Other than running errands, picking things up, delivering, what else is this thing good for? A fancy Roomba?

            Can it bathe a patient? Change a Chux?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              30 Jun 2022, 13:09

              Other than running errands, picking things up, delivering, what else is this thing good for? A fancy Roomba?

              Can it bathe a patient? Change a Chux?

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              Catseye3
              wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 13:16 last edited by
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              @George-K And how many of them would you need in a shift? Seems like having too few of them will degrade patient care, as he waits for the moxie to bring them something, which could take too long, depending on the queue of things the robot has to do. OTOH, if you have too many moxies, they wind up running into each other, creating traffic jams, fighting in the supply closet . . .

              Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                Jolly
                wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 15:05 last edited by
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                On the other hand, robots do have their place on patient care floors. Many hospitals have been using the PIXIS robots for some time for pharm deliveries.

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                  Mik
                  wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 15:13 last edited by
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                  They could probably do cleaning tasks quite well.

                  "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 15:37 last edited by
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                    Maybe the more difficult enema cases could be theirs, too.

                    Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                    • J jon-nyc
                      30 Jun 2022, 15:37

                      Maybe the more difficult enema cases could be theirs, too.

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                      Jolly
                      wrote on 30 Jun 2022, 16:06 last edited by
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                      @jon-nyc said in I, for one, welcome our new robot caregivers.:

                      Maybe the more difficult enema cases could be theirs, too.

                      As you wsh.

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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