摘要：Objective: The study aimed to identify the communication technologies used by prenatal nurses in Primary Health Care.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 97 nurses in 27 Primary Health Care Centers of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.Data were collected from July to November 2016 through an author-developed questionnaire addressing sociodemographic issues and educational and communication technologies.Inclusion criteria were prenatal nurses with at least an eight-month experience and three months on the current job.Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, version 20.0.Results: Admission of pregnant women was not performed by 50.5% (49) of the nurses.Most nurses 70.5% (68) did not receive training on technology use and 81.4% (79) used SISPRENATAL.In all, 94.8% (92) of the participants used the electronic medical record and the prenatal record card.Conclusion: The main technologies used for monitoring pregnancy progress were the electronic medical record and the prenatal record card.There is notably a lack of training on technology for nurses.
关键词：Technology; Health Communication; Nursing; Prenatal Care; Primary Health Care.
其他关键词：Tecnologia; Comunicação em Saúde; Enfermagem; Cuidado Pré-Natal; Atenção Primária à Saúde.
