Hospital 5.0: Enhancing Nurses with the Use of Wearables

The idea of enhancing humans physically, cognitively, and psychologically is promoted by transhumanists. It requires from technology to focus on one’s individual abilities so as to improve them beyond what is possible at the natural state. While enhancement was long the realm of cyborgs and referred to a lonely use of technology, this concept could also be applied to organisations. This paper proposes an analysis of the concept of ‘enhancement’ applied to the workforce and demonstrates how one could design an intervention to enhance nursing staff in hospitals. Dimensions to consider when developing technology for enhancement in the workplace are identified.

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Stéphanie Gauttier

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DOI: 10.14236/ewic/HCI2018.78

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Conference name: Proceedings of the 32nd International BCS Human Computer Interaction Conference

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Conference number: 32

Conference location: Belfast, UK

Conference date: 4 - 6 July 2018

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Conference theme: Human Computer Interaction Conference

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[1] G. Al-DweikL. I. Al-DakenH. Abu-SnienehM. M. Ahmad 2016 Work-related empowerment among nurses: literature review International Journal of Productivity and Quality Management 19 2 168 186

[2] R. Anderson 2012 Why cognitive enhancement is in your future (and your past) The Atlantic 6

[3] M. Astor 2017 Microchip Implants for Employees? One Company Says Yes NY Times

[4] B. Baertschi 2011 Chapitre 4. L’humanité se dit de multiples manières Journal International de Bioéthique 22 67 76

[5] N. BostromA. Sandberg 2009), Cognitive Enhancement: Methods, Ethics, Regulatory Challenges. Science and Engineering Ethics 15 311 341

[6] A. Buchanan 2008), Enhancement and the Ethics of Development. Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal 18 1 34

[7] A. Chatterjee 2007 « Cosmetic Neurology and Cosmetic Surgery: Parallels, Predictions, and Challenges » Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 16 131

[8] Pei-Pei ChenHsiao-Lu LeeShu-He HuangChing-Ling WangChiu-Mieh Huang Nurses’ perspectives on moral distress: A Q methodology approach Nursing Ethics

[9] D.C. Engelbart 1962 A Research Center for Augmenting Human Intellect Proceedings of the December 9-11 1968 Fall Joint Computer Conference, Part I, AFIPS ’68 (Fall, Part I). ACM New York, NY, USA 395 410

[10] F. Fukuyama 2002 Our posthuman future : consequences of the biotechnology revolution, Farrar Straus & Giroux

[11] S Gauttier 2017Vers une ‘entreprise augmentée’ : de nouveaux challenges pour la recherche en Management et Systèmes d’Information, Terminal, 120?

[12] E. JovanovK. FrithF. AndersonM. MilosevicM. T. Shrove 2011 August Real-time monitoring of occupational stress of nurses Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE 3640 3643 IEEE

[13] L. Kass 1997 The wisdom of repugnance, The new republic http://web.stanford.edu/~mvr2j/sfsu09/extra/Kass2.pdf

[14] M. More 2013a ‘The philosophy of Transhumanism’ The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future M. More, N. Vita-More 1 Wiley-Blackwell Chichester, West Sussex, UK

[15] M. More 2013b ‘The proactionary principle: optimizing technological outcomes’ The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future M. MoreN. Vita-More (Eds.), 1 edition. ed. Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex, UK

[16] A. Sandberg 2013 ‘An overview of models of technological singularity’ The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future M. MoreN. Vita-More 1 Wiley-Blackwell Chichester, West Sussex, UK

[17] O. Wainwright 2015 Body-hackers: the people who turn themselves into cyborgs, The Guardian

[18] C. XiaP. Maes 2013 The Design of Artifacts for Augmenting Intellect Proceedings of the 4th Augmented Human International Conference, AH ’13 ACM New York, NY, USA 154 161 [Cross Ref]

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