Abstract
Our culture highly values technology, and believes that technological solutions are the answer to most human problems. The role of nursing, however, is to hold foremost the overall well being of the patient and to advocate for the patient, not for the technology. This article discusses the technological imperative and its relationship to an ethical nursing practice.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 297-304 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Critical care nursing clinics of North America |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jun 1 1995 |