Attitude of Pediatric and Adult Critical Care Nurses about Technology Uses in Nursing Care and Caring Attributes

Abstract

Background:The health technology has greatly influenced the health care system and the interaction between nurses and patients. Caring and caring attribute is the core of nursing profession; therefore, it is necessary to explore how nursing care is affected by technology. The aim of the study was to explore the attitude of pediatric and adult critical care nurses about technology uses in nursing care and caring attributes. Design: A descriptive exploratory research design was conducted for fulfilling the aim of this study. The study sample included a convenience sample of 215 nurses working at Mansoura University Children's hospital, Mansoura university hospital, Emergency hospital and oncology center affiliated to Mansoura university, Egypt. Tow tools were used for data collection: The first tool was the Influence of Technology on nursing care Questionnaire (ITQ) and the second tool was Caring Attribute Questionnaire (CAQ). In addition to demographic characteristics of studied nurses. Results: the results of the current study showed there were a statistical significant difference between pediatric and adult nurses in all items of the scale. Approximately two thirds of pediatric nurses (60.5% & 63.2% respectively) responded with agree that the technology uses in nursing care requires highly technical skills and the mastery of technology helped the nurses to take control of their work environment compared to 84.2% & of adult nurses responded with uncertain and disagree in this point. Conclusion: Pediatric and adult critical care nurses have positive attitude regarding technology uses in nursing care. Some negative attitudes concerning technology reported by nurses due to of lack of knowledge about technology uses and the relationship between technology and patient safety. Recommendation: Educational and training program are recommended to improve the overall nurses" attitudes about technology uses and advanced caring attributes in nursing care.