Digital Nursing: A Walker and Avant Concept Analysis
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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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Digital technology, Concept formation, Models, Nursing, Nursing theory
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