TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this study is to understand the activities in nurses’ work practices in relation to the design process of a self-monitoring application.Design/methodology/approach A design ethnographic approach was applied in this study.Findings To solve the problem of translating highly qualitative phenomena, such as pain, into the particular abstract features of a self-monitoring application, design participants had to balance these two aspects by managing complexity. In turn, the nurses’ work practices have changed because it now involves a new activity based on a different logic than the nurses’ traditional work practices.Originality/value This study describes a new activity included in nurses’ work practices when the nurses became part of a design process. This study introduces a novel way on how to gain a deeper understanding of existing professional practice through a detailed study of activities taking place in a design process. This study explores the possible implications for nurses’ professional practices when they participate in a self-monitoring application design process.
VL  - 32
IS  - 2
SN  - 1366-5626
DO  - 10.1108/JWL-05-2019-0062
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-05-2019-0062
AU  - Cerna Katerina
AU  - Weilenmann Alexandra
AU  - Ivarsson Jonas
AU  - Rysedt Hans
AU  - Sigridur Islind Anna
AU  - Lundin Johan
AU  - Steineck Gunnar
PY  - 2020
Y1  - 2020/01/01
TI  - Nurses’ work practices in design: managing the complexity of pain
T2  - Journal of Workplace Learning
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 135
EP  - 146
Y2  - 2024/04/23
ER  -