Communication technologies used by nurses in prenatal care

• Main Authors: Sue Helem Bezerra Cavalcante Facundo (Author), Raimunda Magalhães da Silva (Author), Jonas Loiola Gonçalves (Author), Fernanda Colares de Borba Netto (Author), Maria Veraci Oliveira Queiroz (Author), Christina César Praça Brasil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Objective: The study aimed to identify the communication technologies used by prenatal nurses in Primary Health Care. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 97 nurses in 27 Primary Health Care Centers of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Data were collected from July to November 2016 through an author-developed questionnaire addressing sociodemographic issues and educational and communication technologies. Inclusion criteria were prenatal nurses with at least an eight-month experience and three months on the current job. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 20.0. Results: Admission of pregnant women was not performed by 50.5% (49) of the nurses. Most nurses 70.5% (68) did not receive training on technology use and 81.4% (79) used SISPRENATAL. In all, 94.8% (92) of the participants used the electronic medical record and the prenatal record card. Conclusion: The main technologies used for monitoring pregnancy progress were the electronic medical record and the prenatal record card. There is notably a lack of training on technology for nurses.

Item Description

10.5020/18061230.2020.9882
1806-1230