A novel in-service nursing education optimizing theory of technological competency as caring in nursing

Abstract

Contemporary and future nursing practices are increasingly being designed with nursing theories as to its foundation. The aim of this article is to describe an in-service education program for nursing administrators centered on the theory of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing (TCCN). This theory is framed chiefly within the concepts of technology, caring, nursing, and technological competency. Influencing the significance of in-service education is theory-based practice with advancing technologies in human caring. The in-service education program was organized as a five-month, one-hour a month lecture and discussion series. In each session, educational contents are focused on the nursing process as caring based on the theory of TCCN. This education is a plan that will gradually educate the nurse manager group, the mid-level nursing staff group, and finally to the staff nurse group. This hierarchically organized in-service educational plan aims to systematically improve their knowledge and practice situation for three years. During each session, theory content included “knowing persons as caring” as the nursing process based on the theory of TCCN. Participating in these lectures are envisioned to increase knowledge about TCCN for the purpose of improving the overall quality of nursing care outcomes. An organized educational plan will improve the quality of nursing care as influenced by the use of the theory of TCCN in the practice of nursing.

Technological competency as caring in nursing: A description, analysis and evaluation of the theory

“…Table 1 shows the characteristics of the studies included and their classification in the hierarchy of evidence. The literature included was ranked with the fourth ( 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 ), fifth ( 2 , 23 ), sixth ( 1 , 6 , 24 – 25 ) and seventh ( 3 , 4 , 5 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ) hierarchy of evidence levels.…”

“…Due to the increasing development of technology in our environment, Locsin’s theory could be applied to all areas of nursing. Technology is increasingly present in education, so it is necessary to also educate and develop technological competence in this field ( 4 , 22 , 25 , 26 , 32 ).…”

“…The studies show that nursing education related to caring and technology is needed. The introduction of simulations in student education and the application of the theory are appropriate in the educational environment ( 4 , 15 , 32 ). The TCCN theory has been used in several studies of nursing practice ( 6 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 21 , 24 , 39 ).…”

Psychometric Testing of the Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing Instrument – Revised (English Version Including a Practice Dimension)

“…Previous studies have shown that education in TCCN theory improves awareness and understanding of TCCN theory (Nakano et al, 2019(Nakano et al, , 2021. It cannot be denied that the experience of being educated in TCCN theory may affect the results of the survey.…”

“…In addition, his team has developed the Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing Instrument-Revised (TCCNI-R) for use in both the Japanese and English languages. Nakano et al (2019Nakano et al ( , 2021 used the Japanese version of TCCNI-R to investigate the educational effects of TCCN theory on nursing administrators and found that teaching TCCN theory improved nursing administrators' understanding and perception of TCCN theory. Also, Yokotani et al (2021) evaluated the Japanese version of the TCCNI-R by exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis by employing SEM to test for construct validity, and Cronbach's alpha confirmed its reliability.…”