Technological Competency As Caring in Nursing: a Description, Analysis and Evaluation of The Theory.

When introducing and using technology in nursing, there is a danger that too much focus is placed on technology over caring for patients. The 'Technological competency as caring in nursing' theory can facilitate technology in caring, but the theory needs to be described, analysed and evaluated before it is used. The purpose of the literature review was to determine the possibility of applying the theory in education, research and practice, and whether the theory could be used to guide research into the use of electronic nursing record systems. A literature search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar and Google Books, and supplemented with manual searching using the keywords 'Locsin', 'technology', 'caring' and 'nursing theory'. The criteria for inclusion were fully accessible articles and books in English on the relevant topics. The review process is shown in a PRISMA diagram. A hierarchy of evidence was used to evaluate the relative strength of the results. Pajnkihar's model was used to describe, analyse and evaluate the theory. A total of 26 hits were included in the final analysis. The theory in question meets the criteria of clarity, simplicity and complexity, adequacy, importance and significance; it can be tested; and it is useful in patient care that employs technology. The theory is useful in nursing education, research and practice. The theory will be used to guide research on the perception of technological competency and care of internal medicine patients by nurses when using the electronic nursing record system in three Slovenian hospitals. Pri uvajanju in uporabi tehnologije v zdravstveni negi obstaja možnost, da se bolj osredotočamo na uporabo tehnologije kot skrb za pacienta. Teorija “tehnološka kompetentnost kot skrb v zdravstveni negi” olajša vključitev tehnologije v skrbno obravnavo pacienta, vendar jo je pred uporabo treba opisati, analizirati in ovrednotiti. Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti možnost uporabe teorije na področju izobraževanja, raziskovanja in prakse zdravstvene nege ter njeno skladnost s podporo raziskave o uporabi elektronskega zapisa zdravstvene nege. Pregled literature je bil izveden v podatkovnih bazah PubMed, CINAHL, ScienceDirect ter tudi Google Scholar, Google Books in dopolnjen z ročnim iskanjem s pomočjo ključnih besed “Loscin”, “ technology”, “caring” in “nursing theory”. Kriterija za končno analizo sta bila polna dostopnost člankov in knjige v angleškem jeziku z ustrezno tematiko. Za prikaz poteka pregleda literature je bil uporabljen diagram PRISMA. Identificirani zadetki so bili uvrščeni v nivo glede na hierarhijo dokazov. Za opis, analizo in vrednotenje teorije je bil uporabljen model avtorice Pajnkihar. V končno analizo je bilo vključenih 26 zadetkov. Izbrana teorija zadosti kriterijem jasnosti, enostavnosti in kompleksnosti, ustreznosti, pomembnosti in pomenu. Teorijo je možno testirati in je uporabna pri oskrbi pacientov, kjer se uporablja tehnologija. Teorija je uporabna v izobraževanju, raziskovanju in praksi zdravstvene nege ter bo podpirala raziskavo o zaznavanju tehnološke usposobljenosti in skrbne obravnave internističnih pacientov pri medicinskih sestrah v treh slovenskih bolnišnicah, kjer se uporablja elektronski zapis zdravstvene nege.

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