Abstract

PALACIOS CENA, Domingo. Ethical implications of the use of technique and technology in health care delivery . Rev Cubana Enfermer [online]. 2008, vol.24, n.1. ISSN 0864-0319.

The technological advances and their indiscriminate use have been associated with a progressive dehumanization of the attention to persons. The loss of the meaning and sense of their management together with the uncertainty of the nurse and patient's role in relation to these new technologies and machines have caused new ethical and moral conflicts at the time of giving care. The objectives of this paper are to show the significance of technology and techniques in the sanitary environment and to describe the ethical repercussions of the use of technology on health care delivery.

Keywords : Nursing; technology; ethics and technology..