Out of necessity: oncology nurses' experiences integrating the Internet into practice.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To understand the experiences of oncology nurses who use the Internet in their practice when their patients use the Internet for cancer care. RESEARCH APPROACH: Heideggerian hermeneutics branch of phenomenology. SETTING: Oncology nurses were interviewed at their practice settings...
| Publicado en: | Oncology Nursing Forum Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 355 - 363 |
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Oncology Nursing Society
Mar2005
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=106606022&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 106606022 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 0190535X 4F0 jtl: Oncology Nursing Forum issn: 0190535X maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2005 vid: 32 iid: 2 pid: 12496 pub: Oncology Nursing Society place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 106606022 106606022 2005063878 10.1188/05.ONF.355-362 NLM15759072 106606022 ppf: 355 ppct: 8 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Out of necessity: oncology nurses' experiences integrating the Internet into practice. aug: au: Dickerson SS Boehmke M Ogle C Brown JK affil: Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; sdickers@buffalo.edu sug: subj: Internet Utilization Oncology Nursing Adult Audiorecording Computer Literacy Female Funding Source Interviews Meetings Middle Age Narratives Evaluation New York Nurse Attitudes Nurse-Patient Relations Nursing Skills Phenomenological Research Purposive Sample Qualitative Studies Thematic Analysis Human Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Female ab: PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: To understand the experiences of oncology nurses who use the Internet in their practice when their patients use the Internet for cancer care. RESEARCH APPROACH: Heideggerian hermeneutics branch of phenomenology. SETTING: Oncology nurses were interviewed at their practice settings (n = 13), the researcher's office (n = 5), or their homes (n = 2). PARTICIPANTS: 20 nurses recruited from local and national Oncology Nursing Society meetings. Their practice sites were cancer centers, hospitals, clinics, veterans centers, communities, and Internet companies. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH: Data were collected by informal interviews that provided the narrative stories for hermeneutic analysis. MAIN RESEARCH VARIABLES: Internet use for cancer care, nurse-patient relationships, and Internet use for nursing practice. FINDINGS: Five related themes emerged: (a) varying degrees of Internet integration in the practice environment, (b) changing schools of thought, (c) developing Internet use for professional practice, (d) redefining relationships, and (e) new nursing skills. The two constitutive patterns are (a) integrating Internet into practice out of necessity and (b) reflecting historical changes in practice patterns influenced by technology. CONCLUSIONS: Nurses who use the Internet are developing new practice patterns that incorporate technology and foster nurse-patient partnerships. Practice environments either foster or hinder technology use. Nurse computer competency is essential. INTERPRETATION: Findings reflect the influence of adapting technology on practice. Internet use is a catalyst for redefining nurse-patient relationships into partnerships. The movement suggests a need for nurse Internet competencies, environmental support, and consideration for patient access (digital divide). Evaluation of content in nursing curricula and of patient competencies is advised. Further research on patient experiences is recommended. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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