Technological competency as caring in nursing: A description, analysis and evaluation of the theory
Article Category: Review
Online veröffentlicht: 21. März 2022
Seitenbereich: 115 - 123
Eingereicht: 20. Juli 2021
Akzeptiert: 18. Feb. 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2022-0016
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© 2022 National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia, published by Sciendo
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Introduction
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.
Methods
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.
Results
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.
Discussion and conclusion
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.