Robots and Robotics in Nursing

Gil P. Soriano, Yuko Yasuhara, Hirokazu Ito, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Kyoko Osaka, Yoshihiro Kai, Rozzano Locsin, Savina Schoenhofer, Tetsuya Tanioka
2022 Healthcare  
Technological advancements have led to the use of robots as prospective partners to complement understaffing and deliver effective care to patients. This article discusses relevant concepts on robots from the perspective of nursing theories and robotics in nursing and examines the distinctions between human beings and healthcare robots as partners and robot development examples and challenges. Robotics in nursing is an interdisciplinary discipline that studies methodologies, technologies, and
more » ... hics for developing robots that support and collaborate with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare workers in practice. Robotics in nursing is geared toward learning the knowledge of robots for better nursing care, and for this purpose, it is also to propose the necessary robots and develop them in collaboration with engineers. Two points were highlighted regarding the use of robots in health care practice: issues of replacing humans because of human resource understaffing and concerns about robot capabilities to engage in nursing practice grounded in caring science. This article stresses that technology and artificial intelligence are useful and practical for patients. However, further research is required that considers what robotics in nursing means and the use of robotics in nursing.
doi:10.3390/healthcare10081571 pmid:36011228 pmcid:PMC9407759 fatcat:drebvtiipvgthd3n4mqvhh5zee