PROSPECÇÃO TECNOLÓGICA DE PATENTES RELACIONADAS AO RACIOCÍNIO CLÍNICO EM ENFERMAGEM

• Ano de defesa: 2025
• Autor(a) principal: Paula Grazielle Scorsi De Queiroz
• Orientador(a): Priscilla Caroliny De Oliveira
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Faculdade Israelita de Ciências da Saúde Albert Einstein
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem
• País: Brasil
• Palavras-chave em Português: Enfermagem; Patente; Tecnologia; Raciocínio clínico; Invenções
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Nursing; Patent; Technology; Clinical reasoning; Inventions
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.einstein.br/publicacao/172582

Introduction: Clinical reasoning is an essential competency in nursing, supporting safe and evidence-based decisions in contexts of increasing care complexity. The integration of clinical thinking, technology, and innovation has the potential to transform both healthcare practice and education. Purpose: To map the production of technologies related to clinical reasoning in nursing protected by registered patents. Methods: This is a technological prospecting study of patents with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of national and international patent registrations related to clinical reasoning, based on a search conducted between 2000 and 2025 in the databases of the Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Results: A total of 356 patents were identified, of which 172 met the inclusion criteria. Most of them corresponded to invention patents, with a concentration of filings between 2021 and 2025. Assistive and managerial technologies predominated, applicable in hospital and non-hospital contexts. Innovations directed toward education showed very low representation, highlighting a gap in professional training. Most records originated from private companies and North America. The initial stages of clinical reasoning, such as data collection and interpretation, were most frequently addressed, while clinical judgment and critical reflection remain underrepresented. Conclusions: Patents related to clinical reasoning in nursing are mainly concentrated in technological solutions aimed at information management and clinical decision support. Despite recent growth, technological production in nursing still lacks some prominence and a culture of intellectual property protection. Investment in training, institutional policies, and integration between education, practice, and innovation is essential to expand the visibility and scientific impact of the profession in the technological field.