title: Nurses. Plugged in.
abstract: Infrared technology allows hospitals to keep track of where their nurses are. Hundreds of hospitals use such systems--but some nurses say that they violate their privacy.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D010355:Patient Identification Systems; D010562:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018907:Privacy; D014481:United States