MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES FOR NURSING SHIFT HANDOVER

Abstract

Objective: Identify the technological resources for changing hospital nursing shifts available in the literature. Methods: integrative review whose eligibility criteria were: match the descriptors “mobile apps”; “change of shift; “nursing care”, “nursing” and “hospitalization”; in Portuguese, English and Spanish; available electronically in databases: EMBASE; PubMed; VHL; CINAHL; Scopus and Web of Science, there was no time frame. Results: six publications were found, with the most used technologies during the shift change: Smartphone, Tablet and Personal Development Analysis. The potentialities of the use of technologies included the ease of communication between professionals, improvement in the recording of patient information and administrative and management data. As weaknesses, familiarity with the technologies and institutional support during the adaptation process were identified. Conclusion: It is hoped that the theme can be explored in future studies to contribute to the quality of care and management development in nursing.