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(Ir)reconcilable differences? The debate concerning nursing and technology

M Sandelowski1

  • 1Department of Women's and Children's Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27559, USA. msandelo.uncson@mhs.unc.edu

Image--The Journal of Nursing Scholarship
|January 1, 1997
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The relationship between nursing and technology is debated, with views ranging from technology as an extension of nursing to it being irreconcilable with nursing culture. Ultimately, their compatibility depends on context and perspective.

Area of Science:

  • Nursing Studies
  • Philosophy of Technology

Background:

  • The integration of technology into nursing practice has been a subject of ongoing debate.
  • Technology is perceived by some as a beneficial extension of nursing care, while others view it as a threat to nursing's core values and culture.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically examine the historical debate surrounding the role of technology in nursing.
  • To analyze contrasting perspectives on the compatibility of nursing and technology.

Main Methods:

  • Historical analysis of nursing literature published since 1960.
  • Application of Mitcham's concepts of technological optimism and romanticism to frame the debate.

Main Results:

  • Technological optimists view technology as enhancing humanistic nursing and benefiting the profession.

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  • Technological romantics perceive technology as incompatible with nursing culture, potentially reinforcing gender and social inequalities.

    • Conclusions:

    • Both optimistic and romantic viewpoints essentialize technology and nursing, treating them as monolithic entities.
    • The perceived reconcilability of nursing and technology is influenced by contextual use and differing perspectives on technology within the nursing field.