EVOLUÇÂO HISTÓRICA E IMPACTO DA TECNOLOGIA NA ÁREA DA SAÚDE E DA ENFERMAGEM HISTORICAL EVOLUTION AND TECHNOLOGY IMPACT IN THE AREA OF THE HEALTH AND THE NURSING EVOLUCIÓN HISTÓRICA Y IMPACTO DE LA TECNOLOGÍA EN EL ÁREA DE LA SALUD Y DE LA ENFERMERÍA

This study it is of exploratory and descriptive character. One is about bibliographical research carried through on the basis of the analysis and interpretation of articles, dissertations and thesis produced between 1994 the 2004. We investigate the contributions of researchers that had focused the historical evolution of the technology in the area of the health and the nursing. Of a total of 39 articles, 03 selected dissertations and 02 thesis, we construct for analysis two categories: Technological evolution in the area of the health: hard technology e; Technological evolution in the Nursing: technology leavening and has led. This study it allowed to affirm us that a critical and reflexive position is necessary on the use of the technology, searching an adequacy to the necessities of the patient as a whole and that, independent of the use of the high technology, fits to the nurse to keep this together humanized presence to the sick people.