According to the Loc sin’s theory, individuals are seen to be greater than the sum of their parts. All the times, human beings are considered to be whole regardless of whether technology is utilized on them or even when they are sick (Locsin & Purnell, 2015). This theory expects nurses not just to try and fix the broken patients, but to care for the patients holistically. It encourages the mutual process between the nurse and the ones being nursed.
I am greatly connected to this theory given the fact that I strongly believe that caring and technology can coexist (Smith& Parker, 2015). Technology can play an important role in improving the quality of care. Caring for the patients is at the core of nursing profession and, therefore, if the technology is used, nurses would be in a position of understanding how to provide competent nursing care. Additionally, I do connect with this theory since technological competency has come with innovative ways of caring for the patients. With technology, data mining, documentation guidelines, data retrieval becomes accurate and this is the starting point of giving patients quality care.
Late last year I was admitted to the hospital for suffering from malaria for three days. I experienced a little problem in the hospital because the doctor who was in charge of my case went on leave and, therefore, another doctor had to come in. He found it hard to trace my health information from the previous doctor. This was when I realized the importance electronic health records (EHR). They ensure patient’s information can be retrieved anytime they are needed hence promoting coordinated care between health care providers hence improving the quality of care (Boykin & Schoenhofer, 2013).
Conclusively, the nursing profession has experienced changes over the time and the world is also embracing new technologies and caring must find its way into these changes. If the goal of technology is to improve the outcomes of patient’s care, then caring for patients should also be one of its main objectives. The loc sin’s theory advocates for good relationship between care providers and their clients and, therefore, nursing care ought to be the foundation of this mutual relationship.
References
Boykin, A., & Schoenhofer, S. O. (2013). The Theory of Nursing as Caring: A Model for Transforming Practice. Nursing Theorists and Their Work, 358.
Locsin, R. C., & Purnell, M. (2015). Advancing the Theory of Technological Competency as Caring in Nursing: The Universal Technological Domain. International Journal for Human Caring, 19(2), 50-54.
Smith, M. C., & Parker, M. E. (2015). Nursing theories and nursing practice. FA Davis.
