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Defining digital nursing.
- Source :
- British Journal of Nursing; 1/25/2024, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p72-77, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: The use of technology in health care, including nursing, is growing, owing in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and in response to national policy. Aims: To investigate nurses' perceptions of digital nursing (DN). Methods: Community and primary care nurses from across Wales were recruited (n=249) through a survey comprising open and closed questions. This was supplemented with semistructured interviews (n=25). Thematic analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. Findings: Nurses had a broad range of perspectives on what DN meant, with four main themes being identified: access; impact on care; technology; and digital future. The positive impacts of DN on ways of working and patient outcomes were supported by answers to closed survey questions. Conclusion: Many nurses understand the value of digital tools within nursing and are clear about their benefits for patients, nurses and multiprofessional teams. However, there is a need for a clear definition and increased awareness of DN. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- PRIMARY nursing
EVALUATION of medical care
HEALTH services accessibility
DIGITAL technology
RESEARCH methodology
DIGITAL health
INTERVIEWING
MEDICAL care
VIDEOCONFERENCING
PSYCHOLOGY of nurses
SURVEYS
COMPARATIVE studies
PRIMARY health care
HEALTH care teams
CHILDREN'S health
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
NURSE practitioners
THEMATIC analysis
STATISTICAL sampling
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09660461
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- British Journal of Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175033175
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.2.72