This study has a purpose of demonstrating the social relevance of technology as a phenomenon in the health care related to psychossociological knowledge. The technology can determine the way of life of the society, leading the man to develop feelings and behaviors of adoration, fear, approach and distancing. The phenomenon of the use of the technology in health, integrates thoughts and discussions, leading to circulation of the information among professionals; and then, producing knowledge as a foundation to the action of the health staff. The presence of technological resources in care environments generates restlessness, feelings and behaviors related to representations about an object, in this case, the technology in health. These representations produce different ways of care. The understanding of the technology in health care, based in a psychossociological approach, is useful to the knowledge of elements that builds social representations that are created to understand the ways of care.
Biomedical Technology; Nursing care; Nursing; Intensive Care Units