title: [Technology in intensive care and its effects on nurses' actions].
abstract: The objective of this study was to identify the social representations that nurses have about technology applied to intensive care, and relate them to their ways of acting while caring for patients. This qualitative study was performed using social representations as the theoretical-methodological framework. Interviews were performed with 24 nurses, in addition to systematic analysis and thematic content analysis. The results were organized into three categories about the lack of technological knowledge, approach strategies, mastering that knowledge and using it. The knowledge necessary to handle the technology, and the time of experience using that technology guide the nurses' social representations implying on their care attitudes. In conclusion, the staffing policy for an intensive care setting should consider the nurses' experiences and specialized education.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. rafaenfer@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Rafael Celestino
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Márcia de Assunção
authors.initials: Mde A
authors.lastname: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D020811:Biomedical Technology; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*