Step 1: Read the following case study:

In a local home healthcare agency, nurses are using their personal cell phones to email and text physicians, the agency, and local hospitals. The agency is considering providing the nurses company cell phones with a secure login. There are advantages and disadvantages of each option.

Step 2: Your first post is based on the first letter of your last name. For example, if your last name is Smith, you would address the use of company devices. Please consider impact of use, tracking of information, security, education, cost, and maintenance.

Step 3: Reply to classmates in either group.

Your discussion post should look like:

• Paragraph one: Discuss advantages of the assigned device (based on last name)
• Paragraph two: Discuss disadvantages of the assigned device (based on last name)
• Paragraph three: Explain your personal opinion of which device should be selected.
• Resources: Where did you find your data?

SOLUTION

Hello Professor and Classmates

The advantages of using a company device for professional communication are many.  Improvement in communication is one of the key advantages. The ability to get hold of other healthcare team members immediately can have direct consequences on patients’ lives.  Additionally, company devices also help to get the right information to the right people at the right time (Finkelman, 2020).  Healthcare personnel are often in different locations when collaboration is needed. Maintaining safe patient care may require fast, accurate communication among……