Objective: The usage of robots in surgery is increasing worldwide. Advantages, disadvantages, clinical consequences and economic dimension of the robotic surgeon continue being contention and research subject. There were no studies that examined nurses' views on robotic surgery in the literature. For this reason, this study was performed to determine the nurses' aspects regarding robotic surgery.
Methods: Data from this descriptive study were collected on the internet through data collection form created by researchers between September-November 2015. The research sample consisted of 286 nurses who voluntarily agreed to participate in the research and were actively using the internet. Mean, standard deviation, number and percentage were used in the analyzes of the data.
Results: Of the nurses 92.7% included in the study are women and the average age is 34.6±8.1 years. 90.6% of the nurses stated that they had heard the term robotic surgery before and 34.6% of the nurses stated that they had enough knowledge about robotic surgery. 68.9% of the nurses stated that they could prefer robotic surgery if they needed surgery in the future. It was determined that 73.4% of the nurses were hesitant about how to feel themselves during robotic surgery and 57.7% of the nurses were uncertain about choosing robotic tele-surgery.
Conclusion: Although most of the nurses have a high awareness of robotic surgery, they have limited knowledge and they would prefer this method in case of necessity for having robotic surgery. It is recommended to update the knowledge of nurses about robotic surgery, which is one of the incredible developments in health technology, and to carry out larger studies to determine the opinions of nurses in this subject.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Original Article | Midwifery & Nursing |
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Publication Date | January 1, 2019 |
Submission Date | July 4, 2018 |
Acceptance Date | December 5, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |