Nursing Testimonials

“I uphold that Locsin’s Theory is up-to-date and is surely relevant to the nursing profession, especially in my current work setting (Transitional Vent Unit), where I am handling patients who are terminally ill, which requires me to be technologically savvy in terms of using advanced medical equipment. For instance, I needed to learn how to use i-Stat, an equipment that is like a portable laboratory, which can give instant results, not only for ABGs but also for other important lab tests. On the other hand, the communication channels in our facility has also been upgraded. We frequently utilize intranet portal, which enables the whole multidisciplinary team to communicate with each other concerning patient care. Indeed, technological competence provides for immediate intervention and enhanced efficiency in delivering optimum care to our patients. Nonetheless, while I believe that technology is significant, we must constantly be reminded to not just totally rely on what we see on the machines, we must remember that we are nurses because we genuinely care for our patients― the main reason for all these technological advancements.” Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start editing the content and make sure to add any relevant details or information that you want to share with your visitors.

Johanna Natividad,

Transitional Vent Unit Nurse

“I figured that Locsin’s Theory is not just about being competent with the use machines to aid in patient care, it is also about knowing our patients as individuals in a holistic way through the use of varying technologies (Locsin, 2005).

A few weeks ago, we had a 30-year-old primigravida patient who was admitted in our ward and was in her 28th week of pregnancy through in vitro fertilization (IVF). It was a difficult pregnancy physical and emotionally, as evidenced by manifestations of anxiety and paranoia. But I had the courage to really sit down with the patient, where I learned that it was her third IVF attempt and if that weren’t successful, it could break her marriage. My constant conversation with her led to establishing a trusting environment that enabled me to understand the reasons behind her use of technologically-assisted pregnancy and behavioral manifestations. In the end, the patient successfully delivered twin baby girls under my care, which got me a letter of appreciation from her that was forwarded to our Director of Nursing.”

Alma Magana

Ward Nurse

"In today’s healthcare system and current pandemic situation, healthcare providers are relaying on the advancements and technology presented to us. Dr. Locsin’s theory goes together with our worldwide situation. Technology and nursing care is tangled together to battle this pandemic. As an ICU nurse, I see multiple COVID sickened patients who requires intubation and ventilation. We rely on the developed technology to keep these patients alive. We pour all our might to get the patient off the ventilator and transition them to our step-down unit for rehabilitation. In times that we are unable to keep the patient going, I often look at my patients and wonder what do they need right now. If I’m in this situation, what will cheer me up or give me hope? I often see my patients have a tear run down their eyes even if they’re in comatose state. As considerate nurse, I know that the sound of a loved one’s voice would cheer them up even if they’re in their last breathes. Picking up the iPad to FaceTime or call their family to hear and see them is what they need at the moment. This may be the last time they see or hear from each other. With the simple use of the current technology, I got to provide my patient with what they need at that time. Technology should be used as a tool to assist the care that we give to our patient."

Bernell Lombos

ICU RN

"Technology and caring intertwined in our modern day history in the nursing profession. According to Dr. Rozzano Locsin’sTheory of Technological Competence as Caring in Nursing, there is a great impact of knowledge of technology in relation to nursing care. He emphasized the relationship between makes more of being caring nurses. The competition in our field today is not all about the compassion and just care, nurses should also be aware of how we can render care with the use of efficient technology that can help improve patient care. The importance of the use of technology applies to safe patient care, communications among health care providers and delivery of care efficiently and time bounded. I am presently working as a neonatal intensive care nurse were dealing with the sickest baby in the unit is the most critical role I have realized in my career. When I first set foot abroad, I was overwhelmed with the different apparatus and machines. The complexity of the machine levels up with the condition of the preterm babies. I realized that being competent is not enough by delivering merely the right intervention but also by providing knowledgeable use of advanced technological machines."

Maria Angela Moog

NICU Nurse

"I myself can relate on this theory and for me this is all about 'preservation of humanness', we need to treat our patient as a subject of care not an object of care. Before extensive application of technology, nurses relied heavily on their senses of sight, touch, smell, and hearing to monitor patient’s status and to detect changes, but these unaided senses were replaced with technology designed to detect physical changes in patient’s conditions.

Working as an EMT nurse for 4 years here in Saudi Arabia technology really help a lot because its makes our works safe and efficient. Not all of us before going abroad had experienced in manipulating this kind of devices. Because of lack of exposure locally at first it makes me puzzled on how to use these devices but with frequent practice and training I become accustomed to it as it is a daily routine already. For all patients we transported to other health care facility its either referral or for diagnostic procedure we used all the available technology inside the ambulance. Maintaining focus on the actual patient we have during emergencies while integrating these tools such as defibrillator, cardiac monitor, portable ventilator, AED, infusion pump, syringe pump, ECG machine, dynamap, electric stretcher, isolation tent for patient having Corona virus and h1n1 and 2 way communication device and etc. Will provide safe and competent care and vital in meeting patient needs.

Competence in technological knowing (of course mastering these devices, their benefits and its uses) allows for continual movement between tasks and improved presence with patients through process mastering. Only through a connection between technology and Caring can the true humanness of relationship occur.

Technology in the other hand should not and could not replace the human element of nursing and the values that define nursing. Instead we can have technology used as best process and we also need to know the use of it not allowing the failure of it. For there will be no advance in technology if we do not know the failure of it as well. However if the nurse performs merely the task without caring, she is then called as technologist. According to Locsin, they should go hand in hand for it to be called Technology competency as nursing care."

Meriechu M. Ladjabasal

EMT