Abstract
to unveil the meanings that nurses attribute Information and Communication Technologies for the nursing work process. qualitative research, theoretically and methodologically based on the Complexity Theory and on the Grounded Theory, respectively. Research with 19 participants, being 12 clinical nurses, and 7 resident nurses. Semi-structured interviews were used for data collection. the results revealed the meanings that clinical nurses attribute to Information and Communication Technologies and, thus, the motivations and limitations for the use of these technologies, pointing out possibilities and strategies that impact the nursing work process, based on the interactions promoted by the official and non-official use of these resources. the meanings that nurses attribute to Information and Communication Technologies are dependent on their ability to successfully employ those technologies and their importance to the work process developed by the professionals.
Highlights
The technological developments brought by the scientific progress of the last few years can be compared to the industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries
Within this system of interactions, there are Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), which constitute technological resources employed in various fields, such as: in industry, for the automation process; in advertising, for the production of simultaneous information; in education, in order to facilitate the learning process; in health care, to access the social demand for care; among others[5]
The first sample group consisted of twelve clinical nurses, who met the following inclusion criteria: being a
Summary
The technological developments brought by the scientific progress of the last few years can be compared to the industrial revolutions of the 18th and 19th centuries. The nursing work process is a complex, multifaceted phenomenon, which continuously influences and is influenced by the relations between care, management, research, and education within its practice, inserted in a context shaped by the interpersonal relationships of the nursing team and other health care professionals, infrastructure, installed technical capacity, in addition to the cultural and power relations present in the organization of the health service Within this system of interactions, there are Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), which constitute technological resources employed in various fields, such as: in industry, for the automation process; in advertising, for the production of simultaneous information; in education, in order to facilitate the learning process; in health care, to access the social demand for care; among others[5]
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