Risk factors associated with diabesity in primary school students in the Amazon region of Brazil

Objective. This study sought to describe how the use of technology  intervenes in the nurse-patient relationship, from the nurse’s point  of view. Methodology. This was a qualitative research with tools  from grounded theory. Twenty semi-structured interviews were  conducted with nurses working in emergency services in three  municipalities of Colombia. Results. Four categories emerged:  1) direct care, the maximum interaction or being in front of  the patient; 2) fairly direct care; 3) indirect care, institutional management; and 4) minimum interaction; technology as facilitator of the interaction and awareness of the necessity for  interaction. Conclusion. This study shows the irreplaceable  nature of the nurse and the fundamental necessity of technology.  The dual mediations of technology constitute a paradoxical matter  that reveals the importance of placing it as a means; warning on  the danger of converting it an end in and of itself.