Abbey J C
Nurs Clin North Am. 1978 Dec;13(4):631-40.
Instrumentation represents an extension of human ability to sense, to monitor, and to record data for interpretation. The devices can supplement failing physiologic functions. They are the products of fertile imaginations, tedius and fastidious development, and scientific and technologic knowledge. As such, the devices have infiltrated health care. The time is ripe for nursing actively to take advantage of the capacities and potentials of these tools, which slavishly and untiringly carry out tasks and relay information that can contribute to the well-being of patients and the advancement of nursing.
仪器设备代表了人类感知、监测和记录数据以供解读能力的延伸。这些设备可以补充衰退的生理功能。它们是丰富想象力、冗长而细致的研发以及科学技术知识的产物。正因如此，这些设备已渗透到医疗保健领域。现在正是护理行业积极利用这些工具的能力和潜力的时机，这些工具一丝不苟、不知疲倦地执行任务并传递信息，有助于患者的健康和护理事业的发展。
