Deskilling in nursing ?

[Rachel Khan]

hello to all wonderful nurses !

i am a nursing student . me and my group are doing project regarding to ' deskilling in nursing ' . we want to listen opinions of nurses from allnurses.com too . do you feel nurses become deskilling because of technology in workplace ? first of all let me explain what deskilling is .

explaination : deskilling is a process by which skilled labor within an industry(eg.hospital) or economy is eliminated by the introducation of technologies operated by semiskilled or unskilled workers .

this results in cost savings due to lower investment in human capital, and reduces barriers to entry ,weakening the bargaining power of the human capital.

here we come up with a few questions to draw your opinions . feel free to give your point of views according to the questions.there is no right or wrong answers ,every nurses are welcome to share based on their experiences of using technology in nursing .we value your answers . :)

note:number your answers when you reply.

1) does technologies make nurses deskilling?

( )yes

( ) no

explain why , _________________________

2)do you think with the help of technology , makes work easier ?

( ) yes

( ) no

explain why,___________________________

3)do you support using technology in nursing?

( ) yes

( ) no

explain why, _________________________

4)do you think technology used should be maintained in nursing ?

( ) yes

( ) no

explain why , __________________________

thanks for your time . wish you all the best