2011
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-71672011000100028
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Abstract: The context of health assistance has been influenced by changes which are produced in the dimension of technology. They have triggered a lot of inquietude and questioning regarding benefits, risks, and relations constructed among workers and sick, and the use of machines as indispensable tools for care. This paper aims at reflecting on the use of technology in nursing care given to the critical sick in the intensive care unit. It is expected that this reflection can minimize doubts which permeate technological… Show more

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“…We need to understand that the technological apparatus in the intensive therapy consist of, countless times, means of communication between the patient critically ill and the staff. Hence the need for professionals to be able to manage these resources envisioning a harmonization among safe care, hard technology, and the patient critically ill (8) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…We need to understand that the technological apparatus in the intensive therapy consist of, countless times, means of communication between the patient critically ill and the staff. Hence the need for professionals to be able to manage these resources envisioning a harmonization among safe care, hard technology, and the patient critically ill (8) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, the handling of this technological resource does not guarantee that an error with adverse events may not occur because of the human intervention in the programming of these bombs. Thus, training is essential to keep professionals up to date and able to receive patients better and safer, preventing risks and adverse outcomes (8,17) . Data from ANVISA (18) in the period from 2006 to 2011 show that 12.7% (251 of 1,971 reports analyzed) of adverse events involving equipment relate to the use of infusion pump, being the free-flow event the most common complication, which leads to overdose on medical drug administration (19) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Representa o local destinado ao tratamento de doentes graves, críticos, que necessitam de cuidados complexos e monitoramento contínuo. Nesse cenário acentua-se o uso de aparatos tecnológicos para garantir o suporte avançado de vida pretendido a essa clientela e, também, às implicações que dele decorrem 6 . Portanto, as UTIs foram criadas com a finalidade de prestar assistência aos clientes que necessitam de suporte fisiológico e monitorização intensiva para suprir falhas orgânicas agudas reversíveis.…”
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“…In this regard, the scientific production shows studies that evaluate the incorporation of technologies into health in terms of effectiveness, usefulness, benefits, and efficiency to assist managerial decisions about incorporating these or not into healthcare services (7) . Researchers also show the effects that incorporating technologies have on the work of professionals, notably nursing professionals, in high-complexity care (8) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%