Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background This study aimed to examine the relationship between nursing students’ perspectives towards robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics, their fear of robots, their negative attitudes towards robots, and their individual innovativeness. Methods A correlational and cross-...
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| description | Abstract Background This study aimed to examine the relationship between nursing students’ perspectives towards robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics, their fear of robots, their negative attitudes towards robots, and their individual innovativeness. Methods A correlational and cross-sectional research. This study was carried out between September and December 2024 by applying the Personal Data Collection Form, Individual Innovation Scale (IAS), Robot Anxiety Scale (RAS) and Negative Attitude Towards Robots Scale (NARS) to 330 students. Results There was a statistically significant negative correlation was found between the RAS and NARS total and sub-dimension mean scores (p < .001). While there was a statistically significant negative correlation between the mean scores of the IIS and the total and sub-dimensional mean scores of the RAS and NARS (p < .001), a statistically significant positive correlation was found between the mean scores of the RAS total and sub-dimensional mean scores and the mean scores of the NARS total and sub-dimensional mean scores (p < .001). It is seen that the linear regression model in which the mean total scores of the IIS, RAS and NARS were set as independent variables and the opinion on the presence of robotic nurses in the obstetrics and gynecologic clinics was set as the dependent variable was statistically significant (F = 17.141; p < .001). Conclusion As nursing students’ positive views on the presence of robotic nurses in the obstetrics and gynecologic clinics increase, their sense of individual innovativeness increases and their robot anxiety and negative attitudes towards robots decrease. Providing in-service robotic nurses training can help healthcare organizations improve obstetrics and gynecologic nurses’ attitudes towards robotic nurses, increase their robotic nurses literacy and reduce their anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d43f0fa9872547f99fbe0523d3dd240d2025-08-20T03:42:44ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552025-07-0124111210.1186/s12912-025-03438-6Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional studyBurcu Küçükkaya0Merve Özoğlu1Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing, Bartın UniversityFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Bartın UniversityAbstract Background This study aimed to examine the relationship between nursing students’ perspectives towards robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics, their fear of robots, their negative attitudes towards robots, and their individual innovativeness. Methods A correlational and cross-sectional research. This study was carried out between September and December 2024 by applying the Personal Data Collection Form, Individual Innovation Scale (IAS), Robot Anxiety Scale (RAS) and Negative Attitude Towards Robots Scale (NARS) to 330 students. Results There was a statistically significant negative correlation was found between the RAS and NARS total and sub-dimension mean scores (p < .001). While there was a statistically significant negative correlation between the mean scores of the IIS and the total and sub-dimensional mean scores of the RAS and NARS (p < .001), a statistically significant positive correlation was found between the mean scores of the RAS total and sub-dimensional mean scores and the mean scores of the NARS total and sub-dimensional mean scores (p < .001). It is seen that the linear regression model in which the mean total scores of the IIS, RAS and NARS were set as independent variables and the opinion on the presence of robotic nurses in the obstetrics and gynecologic clinics was set as the dependent variable was statistically significant (F = 17.141; p < .001). Conclusion As nursing students’ positive views on the presence of robotic nurses in the obstetrics and gynecologic clinics increase, their sense of individual innovativeness increases and their robot anxiety and negative attitudes towards robots decrease. Providing in-service robotic nurses training can help healthcare organizations improve obstetrics and gynecologic nurses’ attitudes towards robotic nurses, increase their robotic nurses literacy and reduce their anxiety.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03438-6Individual innovativenessRobotic nurseFearNegative attitudesNursing studentObstetrics and gynecologic clinics |
| spellingShingle | Burcu Küçükkaya Merve Özoğlu Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional study BMC Nursing Individual innovativeness Robotic nurse Fear Negative attitudes Nursing student Obstetrics and gynecologic clinics |
| title | Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics? a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | are nursing students ready for robotic nurses in obstetrics and gynecologic clinics a cross sectional study |
| topic | Individual innovativeness Robotic nurse Fear Negative attitudes Nursing student Obstetrics and gynecologic clinics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-025-03438-6 |
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