Being in front of the patient. Nurse-patient interaction and use of technology in emergency services

ABSTRACT: This study sought to describe how the use of technology intervenes in the nurse-patient relationship, from the nurse’s point of view. Methodology. This was a qualitative research with tools from grounded theory. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses working in emerge...

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Autores:
Granados Pembertty, Yeimy Yesenia
Arias Valencia, María Mercedes
Tipo de recurso:
Article of investigation
Fecha de publicación:
2013
Institución:
Universidad de Antioquia
Repositorio:
Repositorio UdeA
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/5343
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10495/5343
Palabra clave:
Emergency medical services
Nurse-patient relations
Biomedical technology
Servicios médicos de urgencia
Relaciones enfermero-paciente
Tecnología biomédica
Rights
openAccess
License
Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 2.5 Colombia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.5 CO)
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Summary:ABSTRACT: This study sought to describe how the use of technology intervenes in the nurse-patient relationship, from the nurse’s point of view. Methodology. This was a qualitative research with tools from grounded theory. Twenty semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses working in emergency services in three municipalities of Colombia. Results. Four categories emerged: 1) direct care, the maximum interaction or being in front of the patient; 2) fairly direct care; 3) indirect care, institutional management; and 4) minimum interaction; technology as facilitator of the interaction and awareness of the necessity for interaction. Conclusion. This study shows the irreplaceable nature of the nurse and the fundamental necessity of technology. The dual mediation of technology constitute a paradoxical matter that reveals the importance of placing it as a means; warning on the danger of converting it an end in and of itself.