Deakin University Southern Health Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Nurs Inq. 2011 Sep;18(3):247-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2011.00537.x. Epub 2011 Jul 10.
BENNETT PN. Nursing Inquiry 2011; 18: 247-252 Technological intimacy in haemodialysis nursing Technology plays a major role in nursing care. Among the challenges for nurses is being able to maintain a patient focus while surrounded by highly complex technology. The provision of high quality nursing care in technologically complex environments is particularly challenging when nurses develop relationships with their patients over an extended period of time. In these environments the potential for intimate relationships can increase. This potential for intimacy is evident in the haemodialysis context where dialysis technology, nurses and patients interface. As nurses and patients can spend up to 20 hours per week together intimate relationships can develop. This paper identifies the challenges these dialysis nurses face and introduces the concept of technological intimacy. Technological intimacy can be defined as physical touching and self disclosure, associated with closeness and knowing, that is undertaken in the full view of others in a healthcare environment dominated by technology. In the haemodialysis context technological intimacy has been scarcely acknowledged and rarely researched. Further research will assist in guiding haemodialysis nursing practice.
班纳特 PN. 护理探究 2011;18:247-252 血液透析护理中的技术亲密关系 技术在护理中起着重要作用。对于护士来说，面临的挑战之一是，在周围有高度复杂的技术的情况下，能够保持对患者的关注。当护士与患者建立长期关系时，在技术复杂的环境中提供高质量的护理尤其具有挑战性。在这些环境中，亲密关系的可能性会增加。在血液透析环境中，透析技术、护士和患者之间的互动就体现了这种亲密关系的可能性。由于护士和患者每周可能要在一起 20 个小时，因此可能会发展出亲密关系。本文确定了这些透析护士所面临的挑战，并介绍了技术亲密关系的概念。技术亲密关系可以定义为在以技术为主导的医疗环境中，在他人的全视野下进行的身体接触和自我表露，与亲近和了解相关。在血液透析环境中，技术亲密关系几乎没有得到承认，也很少有研究。进一步的研究将有助于指导血液透析护理实践。
