Digital Nursing: A Walker and Avant Concept Analysis

Year 2026, Volume: 9 Issue: 2, 378 - 386, 25.03.2026

Rahime Aksoy Bulgurcu , Havva Özdemir , Sinem Ceylan , Gülten Güvenç , Emine İyigün

https://doi.org/10.38108/ouhcd.1575968

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Abstract

Objective: Digital nursing is a concept of increasing importance in the nursing literature. Today, digital technologies have an important place in nursing care. In order for nurses to integrate rapidly developing technology into their effective care, the concept of digital nursing needs to be clarified. The aim of this article is to explain the concept of "digital nursing". Methods: Walker and Avant's eight-step concept analysis method was used to explain the concept of digital nursing. Results: As a result of the concept analysis, it was found that the concept of digital nursing is related to many features such as information, data, digital transformation, digital nursing technologies, etc. Model cases, counter cases and borderline cases were discussed in line with these characteristics. It is thought that the concept of digital nursing is important for reasons such as improving the quality of care, saving labor force, rapid access to/sharing of data and reducing costs in the long term. Conclusion: The concept of digital nursing has recently started to be used frequently in the field of nursing with the advancing technology. With the digital nursing concept analysis, it is recommended that the concept should be introduced to the nursing literature and it is thought that it will contribute to the nursing profession conceptually and guide the care process. The inclusion of digitalization processes in undergraduate and graduate education programs is recommended as it will increase a successful education process and adaptation to developing technology.

Keywords

Digital technology , Concept formation , Models , Nursing , Nursing theory

Dijital Hemşirelik: Walker ve Avant Kavram Analizi

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Amaç: Dijital hemşirelik, hemşirelik literatüründe önemi giderek artan bir kavramdır. Günümüzde dijital teknolojiler hemşirelik bakımında önemli bir yere sahiptir. Hemşirelerin hızla gelişen teknolojiyi etkin bakımlarına entegre edebilmeleri için dijital hemşirelik kavramının açıklığa kavuşturulması gerekmektedir. Bu makalenin amacı “dijital hemşirelik” kavramını açıklamaktır. Yöntem: Dijital hemşirelik kavramını açıklamak için Walker ve Avant'ın sekiz adımlı kavram analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Kavram analizi sonucunda dijital hemşirelik kavramının bilgi, veri, dijital dönüşüm, dijital hemşirelik teknolojileri vb. birçok özellik ile ilişkili olduğu bulunmuştur. Model vakalar, karşıt vakalar ve sınırda vakalar bu özellikler doğrultusunda tartışılmıştır. Dijital hemşirelik kavramının uzun vadede bakım kalitesinin artırılması, iş gücü tasarrufu, veriye hızlı erişim/paylaşım ve maliyetlerin azaltılması gibi nedenlerle önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Sonuç: Dijital hemşirelik kavramı, gelişen teknoloji ile birlikte hemşirelik alanında son zamanlarda sıklıkla kullanılmaya başlanmıştır. Dijital hemşirelik kavram analizi ile kavramın hemşirelik literatürüne kazandırılması önerilmekte ve hemşirelik mesleğine kavramsal olarak katkı sağlayacağı ve bakım sürecine rehberlik edebileceği düşünülmektedir. Lisans ve lisansüstü eğitim programlarında dijitalleşme süreçlerine yer verilmesi, başarılı bir eğitim sürecini ve gelişen teknolojiye uyumu artıracağı için önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Dijital teknoloji , Hemşirelik , Hemşirelik teorisi , Kavram oluşumu , Modeller

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