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Machine technologies and caring in nursing

¹Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton 33431, USA.

Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship

|January 1, 1995

Summary

Technology and caring in nursing are compatible, not opposing forces. Technological competence in nursing, especially in critical care, is an essential expression of compassionate patient care.

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Healthcare Technology
Clinical Practice

Background:

The perception of technology and caring in nursing as dichotomous is widespread.
Technological proficiency is often wrongly assumed to preclude compassionate care.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the harmonious integration of machine technologies and caring within nursing.
To demonstrate that technological competence is an expression of caring in nursing practice.

Main Methods:

Conceptual analysis within a nursing framework.
Presentation of a model illustrating the synergy between technology and caring.

Main Results:

Technological competence can be understood as an integral aspect of caring.
The integration of technology and caring is particularly evident in critical care nursing.

Conclusions:

Technological competence is indispensable in contemporary clinical nursing.
Machine technologies and caring are congruent and complementary in nursing practice.

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