Actor‐Network Theory as a sociotechnical lens to explore the relationship of nurses and technology in practice: methodological considerations for nursing research

Booth, Richard; Andrusyszyn, Mary Anne; Iwasiw, Carroll; Donelle, Lorie; Compeau, Deborah

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“…; how do social and material elements structure simulation practices, particularly the debrief [ 9 , 10 ]? ; and, how do health technologies impact nursing practice in clinical contexts [ 11 ]?…”

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Actor-network theory and ethnography: Sociomaterial approaches to researching medical education

MacLeod¹,

Cameron²,

Ajjawi³

et al. 2019

Perspect Med Educ

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Medical education is a messy tangle of social and material elements. These material entities include tools, like curriculum guides, stethoscopes, cell phones, accreditation standards, and mannequins; natural elements, like weather systems, disease vectors, and human bodies; and, objects, like checklists, internet connections, classrooms, lights, chairs and an endless array of others. We propose that sociomaterial approaches to ethnography can help us explore taken for granted, or under-theorized, elements of a situation under study, thereby enabling us to think differently. In this article, we describe ideas informing Actor-Network Theory approaches, and how these ideas translate into how ethnographic research is designed and conducted. We investigate epistemological (what we can know, and how) positioning of the researcher in an actor-network theory informed ethnography, and describe how we tailor ethnographic methods—document and artefact analysis; observation; and interviews—to align with a sociomaterial worldview. Untangling sociomaterial scenarios can offer a novel perspective on myriad contemporary medical education issues. These issues include examining how novel tools (e.g. accreditation standards, assessment tools, mannequins, videoconferencing technologies) and spaces (e.g. simulation suites, videoconferenced lecture theatres) used in medical education impact how teaching and learning actually happen in these settings.

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Actor-network theory and ethnography: Sociomaterial approaches to researching medical education

MacLeod¹,

Cameron²,

Ajjawi³

et al. 2019

Perspect Med Educ

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“…One needs to think in terms of sociotechnical relations as a network of human or nonhuman actors, at a given time and place (5) . In order to understand these sociotechnical relations, which underlie the e-SUS AB strategy, the Actor-Network Theory (ANT) is presented as an appropriate theoretical referential (6) -also applicable in the context of health and nursing (7) .…”

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Computerization of primary health care in Brazil: the network of actors

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Objective: To analyze the network of human and non-human actors involved in the computerization of primary health care in the Brazilian federal government. Method: A qualitative study that used as a theoretical reference the actor-network theory and as a methodological reference the cartography of controversies. Data analysis was carried out using Gephi software, and through the extraction of reports, informed by the actor-network theory. Results: We found a network of 288 connections among 33 actors, composed mainly of nonhuman influencers of computerization. These actors are distributed throughout 3 inter-related communities, and manage the network by defining obligations, penalties, conflicts and intentionalities, thus influencing the success of the intended computerization. Final considerations: The network of actors at the federal level generates situations that, in many cases, hamper the successful implementation of a nationwide computerization strategy.

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“…In the complex practice environment where the nurses and their health technologies operate, the Actor-Network Theory has emerged as a relevant and noteworthy theoretical-methodological framework. 2 Characterized as a branch that challenges the traditional approaches of Sociology, the ActorNetwork Theory, also known as the Sociology of Associations and the Sociology of the Social, originates in the studies of Science, Technology and Society, in which the knowledge production dynamics are investigated, considering human and non-human actors. Developed as from the 1970's, the precursors are Michel Callon, John Law and Bruno Latour, a group of sociologists associated with the Center for the Sociology of Innovation in Paris.…”

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“…8 This enhances the need for a research approach that provides an understanding of the sociotechnical complexity of this evolution, where no distinction is made among technical, political and social issues. 2 Motivated by the principles of symmetry, hybridization and translation, and due to its theoretical and methodological framework for the study of scientific discoveries and technological innovations, ANT has recently aroused international interest in different knowledge areas, particularly: education, information technologies, administration, sociology, history, planning, geography, environmental studies, information science, public health and nursing. 2,[9][10] In Brazil, we identified that studies related to ANT have focused on the field of digital inclusion, geoprocessing, industrial policy of informatics and innovation, financial system, information systems in health and electronic government.…”

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“…2 Motivated by the principles of symmetry, hybridization and translation, and due to its theoretical and methodological framework for the study of scientific discoveries and technological innovations, ANT has recently aroused international interest in different knowledge areas, particularly: education, information technologies, administration, sociology, history, planning, geography, environmental studies, information science, public health and nursing. 2,[9][10] In Brazil, we identified that studies related to ANT have focused on the field of digital inclusion, geoprocessing, industrial policy of informatics and innovation, financial system, information systems in health and electronic government. Nevertheless, in the health context and mainly in Portuguese, the literature about ANT remains restricted, thus strengthening the need for scientific production in that context.…”

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A Teoria Ator-Rede Como Referencial Teórico-Metodológico Em Pesquisas Em Saúde E Enfermagem

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Esteves

Pires

et al. 2017

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Objective: we aimed to reflect on the Actor-Network Theory as a theoretical-methodological framework in health and nursing research.Method: reflexive study, in which principles and concepts of the Actor-Network Theory were used as a theoretical-methodological framework.Results: the Theory can be put in practice based on the mapping of controversies as its method, defined by the following movements: 1) seeking an entry door in the network; 2) identifying the spokespersons; 3) accessing the inscription devices; 4) mapping the associations between the actants. It corresponds to a set of techniques to explore and visualize polemics and controversies, observing and mapping the social debate, especially, but not exclusively, addressing technical-scientific problems. Hence, in the scope of health and nursing, more precisely in the sphere of the complex practices where the nurses and health technologies operate, the Actor-Network Theory has emerged as a relevant and noteworthy theoretical-methodological framework. Its application can contribute to the understanding of the innovations and their influences for the group, based on associations established between the actors, following their steps without fractioning their lives, without taking isolated excerpts, following what happens in a network and what is interlinked, interfering and suffering interference.Conclusion: in the belief that knowledge is a social product or effect of a network of human and non-human actors, instead of something produced by operating a privileged scientific method, the Actor-Network Theory figures as a promising theoretical-methodological framework for the controversial environments of health and nursing. DESCRIPTORS: Nursing research. Methodology. Social theory. Social network. A TEORIA ATOR-REDE COMO REFERENCIAL TEÓRICO-METODOLÓGICO EM PESQUISAS EM SAÚDE E ENFERMAGEM RESUMOObjetivo: refletir sobre a Teoria Ator-Rede como referencial teórico-metodológico na pesquisa em saúde e enfermagem.Método: estudo do tipo reflexivo, que utilizou os princípios e conceitos da Teoria Ator-Rede como referencial teórico-metodológico.Resultados: a referida Teoria pode ser operacionalizada a partir da cartografia de controvérsias como seu método, sendo este definido pelos movimentos: 1) buscar uma porta de entrada na rede; 2) identificar os porta-vozes; 3) acessar os dispositivos de inscrição; 4) mapear as associações entre os actantes. Constitui-se como um conjunto de técnicas para explorar e visualizar polêmicas e controvérsias, observando e cartografando o debate social, especialmente, mas não exclusivamente, em torno dos problemas técnico-científicos. Assim, no escopo da saúde e enfermagem, mais precisamente no ambiente de práticas complexas, onde os enfermeiros e as tecnologias da saúde operam, a Teoria AtorRede tem emergido como um referencial teórico-metodológico de relevante notoriedade. Sua aplicação pode contribuir para o entendimento das inovações e suas influências para a coletividade a partir de associações estabelecidas entre os atores, ...

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Actor‐Network Theory as a sociotechnical lens to explore the relationship of nurses and technology in practice: methodological considerations for nursing research

Cited by 29 publications

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Actor-network theory and ethnography: Sociomaterial approaches to researching medical education

Actor-network theory and ethnography: Sociomaterial approaches to researching medical education

Computerization of primary health care in Brazil: the network of actors

A Teoria Ator-Rede Como Referencial Teórico-Metodológico Em Pesquisas Em Saúde E Enfermagem

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