INTRODUCTION:

Concept of Robotics in Nursing in Pandemic:

As today is the time where the globe is facing pandemic, many warriors losing their life to save the life of others. Technology can be used to help us in our crucial days Todays burning technological invention is Robotic Nursing, Robotics is a branch which combines engineering and science for productivity. Mixture of these fields is so perfect that the chance of error is less.

So, Robots can be used to transcribe and store crucial medical information as well as helping doctors and nurses to diagnose patients in case of pandemic, and even assisting lower-skilled health workers to administer treatment to patients with less input from doctors or other higher-skilled professionals.

Robots can help pandemic hit patients to remain independent, reducing the need for care givers. Robots can very well address issues by reminding patients when to take medicine, eat, or drink, Such tasks can be undertaken by nursing robots with very high level of accuracy and perfection, main advantage of these robots would be that they don’t feel stressed or experience fatigue and also there is no chance of being infected by the virus during pandemic in the country.

In cases of severe patients with cases of infection Robots can be helpful in continuous monitoring of patient, and provision of care to the patients.

Areas of Efficieny of Robots:

As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, hospitals can have trial of robots to help stop the spread of virus because the frontline of every pandemic is staffed with overworked medical professionals who come in contact with the infected patients’ day-in and day-out. These robotic assistants can help to provide a bridging care between the medical staff, allowing them to stay much focused on providing the best care without risk of infection.”

Robots can be utilized and classified into many areas of help

The robots include

· Food delivery robot:

The food delivery robot can be used to deliver meals to patients, alongside medical supplies and other “daily necessities.” By doing so it will help to avoid cross-infection, and also reducing the workload for frontline medical staff.

· Sanitizing robot:

The sanitizing robot, can be used to assist in cleaning hospital, and thus stopping unwanted germs and infection.

· Directional guiding robot:

Finally, the guiding robot can direct and guide patients to different hospital departments and reducing manpower and unnecessary exposure to medical workers. With the technology these robots can plan the correct path way toward its location.

Thus, Robots can be pioneers in delivering vital care to people who’ve been infected.

Ways to Utilise Robots in Pandemic:

· Robots can deliver food, fresh linens and sterile supplies from CSSD in the hospital.

· Robots can be used in supplying food from one location to another to patients in quarantine.

· Robots can take a over hand in delivery of test samples from primary to tertiary care hospitals in the country.

· Can take the complete video recording of areas effected by pandemic to intervene patients with mild symptoms and treatment can be given at the site, instead of transporting patients to hospitals.

· Live robots with facial features can be used to help clinicians interact with pandemic patients.

· The robot can measure patients' blood pressure and oxygen saturation, even if they are hooked up to ventilators.

· Robots can monitor patient vital signs using thermometers and other wearable devices.

· Robots use can be expanded to use of robotic disinfecting technology to clean and preserve masks.

Modified Stetler Model Can be Used in Pandemic

This model consists of 5 phases

1. Preparation

2. Validation

3. Comprehensive evaluation /decision making

4. Application

5. Evaluation

CONCLUSION:

To conclude in this technological era and during this critical situation if robots are used in medical field, we can reduce the chances of infection to humans. Thus, Robots in health care profession help by relieving medical personnel from routine tasks, that take away their time from more pressing responsibilities, and by making medical procedures safer and less costly for patients.

Robots and Covid-19 in Bengaluru, India.

With the concern to protect and provide care to the healthcare workers and to enhance the screening process, Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road has taken initiative to screen each and every visitor including doctors, nurses, medical and non-medical staffs entering the hospital. This led to the introduction of Robot MITHRA for COVID-19 screening.

The robot interacts using facial and speech recognition contextual help and autonomous navigation and screens the visitor for symptoms for COVID-19 i.e fever, cough and cold. This initiative will allow healthcare workers to remain at a safe distance from the highly infectious coronavirus.

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Received on 05.05.2020 Modified on 29.05.2020

Asian J. Nursing Education and Research. 2021; 11(2):282-284.

DOI: 10.5958/2349-2996.2021.00067.7