HMED 3075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Electrocardiography, Stethoscope, Nursing Theory
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Nursing work with technologies in the mid-20th century. Use and maintenance of technologies of observation: sense-extending technologies ex thermometers, stethoscope, monitoring technologies ex. Ekg, electronic fetal monitors: collecting urine and blood samples, iv injections as contested technique. Implications for technology-mediated nursing: more specialized functions and divided tasks, tension over what it means to be a nurse. De-emphasis of traditional body work of nursing: emphasis on technological skills and scientific knowledge, specialization and functional division of labor, distance between nurse and patient. Post world war ii, drivers for educational reform were: education needs of technological nursing. Need for better science education among professional nurses. Differential training needs for lower skilled ( technical ) nursing work. Need for advanced training for public health, administration, and education: professionalization efforts. Differentiating trained from lesser trained or untrained personnel, ex nursing assistants and nursing aides.
