Pediatric nurses’ views on the potential use of robots

27^th World Congress on Nursing Care

May 20-21, 2019 Osaka, Japan

Hwey-Fang Liang

Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

With technologyâ??s continued rapid development and widespread implementation, the use of robotics and artificial intelligence in healthcare has gradually become a global trend. Technological-information literacy and AI informatics skills have become major prerequisites for nurses. The purpose of this study is to describe pediatric nursesâ?? views on the potential use of robots. 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 nursesâ?? views on the potential use of robots in the pediatric unit (1) care impactadvantages, which included: (a) reducing healthcare providersâ?? 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. Robotsâ?? application may ameliorate the overall quality of pediatric care, allowing for better apportioning of nursesâ?? time and energies to focus on direct patient care and reducing nursesâ?? workloads. However, some possible disadvantages need attention, including robotsâ?? inability to provide genuine human touch, demonstrate human emotions associated with pediatric care, and exhibit culture 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.

Biography :

Hwey-Fang Liang has completed her PhD in School of Nursing from Duquesne University, PA, USA. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Nursing in Chang Gung University of Science and Technology in Taiwan. She has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals with English and Chinese and still concentrate herself in nursing research.

E-mail: cycheng@mail.cgust.edu.tw