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Managing technology in the intensive care unit: the nurses' experience.

Jafar Alasad1

  • 1Department of Clinical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan. jalasad@ju.edu.jo

International Journal of Nursing Studies
|March 23, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Critical care nurses gain technology management skills through experience, finding these technical tasks more stimulating than other nursing duties. This essential skill is integral to their role in the intensive care unit.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Technology in Healthcare
  • Qualitative Research

Background:

  • Critical care nurses utilize technology extensively in intensive care units (ICUs).
  • Understanding nurses' lived experiences with technology is crucial for effective integration and practice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore critical care nurses' experiences with technology in the ICU.
  • To examine the compatibility of phenomenological hermeneutics with nursing values.

Main Methods:

  • Phenomenological hermeneutics methodology, drawing on Martin Heidegger's philosophy.
  • Data collection through in-depth interviews and overt participant observation.
  • Thematic analysis guided by Heidegger's concepts and established analytical principles.

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Main Results:

  • Technology management is a core component of being a critical care nurse.
  • Nurses primarily acquire technology management skills through hands-on experience.
  • Technical activities are perceived by nurses as more important and stimulating than other nursing tasks.

Conclusions:

  • Nurses' ability to manage technology is developed experientially and is central to their role.
  • The integration of technology management into routine patient care is a significant aspect of critical care nursing.
  • Phenomenological hermeneutics provides a suitable framework for understanding humanistic aspects of technology in nursing.