Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi Campus, Taiwan; Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Department of Early Childhood Education, National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan.
J Pediatr Nurs. 2019 Jul-Aug;47:e58-e64. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2019.04.027. Epub 2019 May 7.
To describe nurses' views on the potential use of robots in the pediatric unit.
A qualitative descriptive design was employed. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 nursing staff who worked in the pediatric unit. The interviews were audiotaped, transcribed, and analyzed using qualitative content analysis.
Three themes emerged related to the nurses' views on the potential use of robots in the pediatric unit (1) care impact - advantages, which included: (a) reducing healthcare providers' workload and (b) adequately meeting the needs of pediatric patients and their families; (2) care impact - shortcomings, which included: (a) deficiency of individualized care and (b) reduced employment opportunities for skilled nursing staff; and (3) attitude impact, including (a) lifelong learning and (b) integrating culture and technology to meet pediatric care needs.
Robots' application may ameliorate the overall quality of pediatric care, allowing for better apportioning of nurses' time and energies to focus on direct patient care and reducing nurses' workloads. However, some possible disadvantages need attention, including robots' inability to provide genuine human touch, demonstrate human emotions associated with pediatric care, and exhibit cultural sensitivity. It is desirable to embed nursing practice needs in the advanced functions of robots and thereby ensure safe, reliable robotics suitable for pediatric care usage.
The findings can be used as a reference for nurses encountering challenges in working with robots, and for lifelong learning needs for pediatric nurses.
描述护士对儿科病房中使用机器人的潜在用途的看法。
采用定性描述设计。对在儿科病房工作的 23 名护理人员进行了半结构化访谈。对访谈进行了录音、转录，并使用定性内容分析进行了分析。
与护士对儿科病房中使用机器人的潜在用途的看法相关的三个主题出现了（1）护理影响-优势，包括：（a）减轻医疗保健提供者的工作量和（b）充分满足儿科患者及其家属的需求；（2）护理影响-缺点，包括：（a）缺乏个性化护理和（b）熟练护理人员的就业机会减少；和（3）态度影响，包括（a）终身学习和（b）整合文化和技术以满足儿科护理需求。
机器人的应用可能会改善儿科护理的整体质量，使护士能够更好地分配时间和精力专注于直接护理患者，并减轻护士的工作量。然而，一些可能的缺点需要引起关注，包括机器人无法提供真正的人性化触感，展示与儿科护理相关的人类情感，以及表现出文化敏感性。希望将护理实践需求嵌入机器人的高级功能中，从而确保安全、可靠的机器人适合儿科护理使用。
研究结果可以作为护士在与机器人合作中遇到挑战以及儿科护士终身学习需求的参考。
