Digitalization in nursing (PDF)

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Health - Nursing Science - Nursing Management, grade: 1,3, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, language: English, abstract: "Digital change is far more than just a technology-driven development: it is above all a social process that puts people at the center more than ever." This quote from the editor Christian Schuldt, makes the core aspect of digitization, especially in the field of care, clear. I chose the topic of digitization in nursing because in times of advancing mechanization the problems of this process, especially in nursing, become clear. Even with increasing mechanization, people remain the focus of nursing services. Both the carer and the person to be cared for are in focus.

The aim of this paper is not to answer a question, but to clarify the challenges of this process, to give an overview of the current state of digitization and to give practical examples of modern and current care. In the first part of this elaboration, the terms Care 4.0 and digitization are explained in the form of definitions. Further legal principles follow, which are intended to demonstrate that the establishment of technical possibilities has been a political issue for years. The main part of this paper relates to the current status of digitization in healthcare, especially the importance of home and inpatient care and the associated challenges. This second part is followed by practical examples that have already been integrated into ongoing care operations. Finally, there follows a summary of digitization in nursing and a brief outlook on further digitization measures in the nursing field.

When working on this topic, I used various literature studies, but also electronic publications and quotations. The state of research on this topic varies. There are numerous publications on the topic of digitization, but only a limited number of health economic publications and evaluations of employees in the nursing profession or people in need of care, which made research on this topic difficult.