THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON PATIENT SAFETY: A LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593242331034

• Palavras-chave: Nursing. Technology. Patient Safety.

• Keywords: Nursing. Technology. Patient Safety.

• Abstract:

  Patient safety, understood as the reduction of unnecessary damage and risks to an acceptable minimum, is extremely important for Nursing. The application of healthcare technologies can provide a safer and higher quality environment, contributing to the patient safety. However, those processes also have its own limitations. This study aimed to discuss the use of health technologies and their impact on patient safety. Therefore, a literature review was carried out, through the main databases, selecting publications from the last ten years. The outcome conclusion is that the use of health technology plays an important role in the context of patient safety, and the combination between hard, light-hard and light technologies contribute to improve health care quality. Despite several benefits, still today there are some challenges in the interactions between nursing and technology. In order to solve this, nursing professionals must be properly qualified, and the health technology must be use based on scientific evidence.