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Nursing conceptualizations of research and practice
1University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, USA. peace@wisc.edu
Nursing Outlook
|January 20, 2009
Summary
Nurses need better computer tools for managing family health information. Current tools don't align with how nurses view families, potentially leading to inaccurate nursing knowledge and research.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Informatics
- Health Information Management
- Family Health
Background:
- Computer use in healthcare is increasing.
- Nurses require effective tools for managing complex health information.
- Existing information management tools may not align with nursing's view of families.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the inadequacy of current computer tools for managing family information in nursing.
- To emphasize the need for tools congruent with nursing conceptualizations of families.
- To advocate for improved collaboration to develop better informatics tools.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of family information management in nursing.
- Review of existing healthcare computer tools.
- Identification of discrepancies between tools and nursing conceptualizations.
Main Results:
- Current computer tools often fail to capture the dynamic and non-biologically related aspects of families as understood in nursing.
- Incongruent conceptualizations in data management can lead to inaccurate nursing knowledge.
- A gap exists between available informatics tools and the needs of nursing practice and research.
Conclusions:
- Development of family-focused informatics tools requires alignment with nursing's conceptualization of family.
- Enhanced collaboration among nurse researchers, clinicians, and informatics specialists is crucial.
- Improved tools are essential for advancing nursing research and practice concerning family health.
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