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Technology Stress In Perioperative Nursing: An Ongoing Concern, Judith Smith, Debra Palesy
Technology Stress In Perioperative Nursing: An Ongoing Concern, Judith Smith, Debra Palesy
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
The following discussion will explore the impact of technology on perioperative nursing roles and the development of the phenomenon coined ‘technology stress’. We will begin by reviewing the ongoing debate of technical versus caring nursing practices. The impact of advanced technology on perioperative nursing roles is explored, highlighting the development of technology stress. The paper concludes with some recommendations for further research.
Is Your Graduate Nurse Suffering From Transition Shock?, Erin Wakefield
Is Your Graduate Nurse Suffering From Transition Shock?, Erin Wakefield
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
The term ‘transition shock’ is a relatively new concept used to describe the experience of moving from the comfortable and familiar role of the preregistration nursing student to the professional registered nurse (RN)1. The initial and most dramatic stage in this theory of role adaption occurs over the first four months of professional practice.
Transition shock has foundational basis in Kramer’s theory of ‘reality shock,’ which describes the phenomenon of studying for many years to practice a particular role, and then finding the professional reality is different than expected. Reality shock has four phases – the honeymoon phase, the shock …