We had a problem using fingerprint readers in our surgical services area, as the frequency of hand washing combined with the abrasive soaps made the nurses fingerprints unreadable. We were using these readers for clock in/clock out purposes, but with the push towards digital records we now have laptops with every nurse and doctor in the hospital and we will definitely not be using any sort of fingerprint readers on those.
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We had a problem using fingerprint readers in our surgical services area, as the frequency of hand washing combined with the abrasive soaps made the nurses fingerprints unreadable. We were using these readers for clock in/clock out purposes, but with the push towards digital records we now have laptops with every nurse and doctor in the hospital and we will definitely not be using any sort of fingerprint readers on those.