Technology and nursing practice - a bibliographical research

• Main Authors: Emeline Moura Lopes (Author), Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro (Author), Patrícia Neyva Costa Pinheiro (Author), Neiva Francenelly Cunha Vieira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa, 2009-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1676-4285
• Keywords: Nursing; Technology; Review literature; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2009)

<span><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial"><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 150%" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial">The study aimed to analyze the scientific production related to the use of technology in the practices of nursing. </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: Arial">This is a bibliographic study of quantitative approach, which used to search in the databases Scielo, LILACS, Medline and BDEnf, in which the descriptors used were technology and educational technology. Twenty-eight articles were selected. Most of the articles, 27 (96.4%), had been published in journals inside the nursing area. It was observed that the articles with the chosen thematic had been published from 2000 onwards. Among the studies, sixteen (57.1%) are related to the development, implementation experience or reports of the use of technologies. Of these, 10 (62.5%) were targeted to own professionals and five (31.2%) towards the patients. As for the type of technology, 11 (68.7%) used harsh technologies. It is perceived the greater interest of nurses in developing and using technology in their practice in the past five years. This consists as a facilitator methodology for the nursing profession and as a benefit for the nursing's actions improvement.</span></p></span></span></font></font></span>