Women's voice: The case of nursing information systems |
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Authors: | Ina Wagner |
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Affiliation: | (1) Abteilung für CSCW, Technische Universität Wien, Argentinierstrasse 8, A-1040 Wien, Austria |
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Abstract: | This paper looks at the cultural transformation of nursing. It argues that introducing computers in a female occupation is not simply a case of imposing male technology on female care-oriented practices and values. In order to understand current changes of nursing practice, three points of view have to be simultaneously kept in focus: 1) the differences between women's interests and ambitions; 2) the readings of a technology that have already been established through previous examples of design and use (in hospitals up to date primarily for the purpose of establishing discipline and management control); and 3) the social practices that dominate a field of work (in the case of health work the already technology-driven cure aspect). |
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Keywords: | Computer supported cooperative work Health policies Hospital information systems Nursing Women studies |
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