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Resistance to Computerized Care Planning Systems by Qualified Nurses Working in the UK NHS

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated whether computerized systems, designed to produce detailed plans for the nursing care of inpatients, were resisted by the nurses who were expected to use them. METHODS: Qualitative study, using semi-structured interviews with nurses working in the UK National Health Service. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Resistance took the form of resistive compliance, and this resistance is analyzed and explained...

Keywords: Resistance, nursing informatics, nurses