Nursing, history, and orthopedics in manuals (1875-1928).

OBJECTIVES: to discuss the content of manuals, with emphasis on orthopedics, in support of the development of nursing care culture. METHODS: cultural-historical method articulated with document analysis technique. The sources were nursing manuals - Portuguese, French, English, and Spanish - from 1875 to 1928. RESULTS: this study pointed to 12 works - 6 authored by physicians, 2 by nurses, 3 institutional, and 1 by a Sister of Charity - that presented, in a transversal way, the professionalization process initiated in Europe. The manuals addressed first aid care and immobilization methods, from the simplest, such as improvised splints, to the application of plaster casts. CONCLUSIONS: the nurses' work, even in a limited capacity, showed that they were able to observe warning signs so that doctors could act, with some exceptions.

Evidence for a protective role of Protein Disulfide Isomerase-A1 against aortic dissection.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Redox signaling is involved in the pathophysiology of aortic aneurysm/dissection. Protein Disulfide Isomerases and its prototype PDIA1 are thiol redox chaperones mainly from endoplasmic reticulum (ER), while PDIA1 cell surface pool redox-regulates thrombosis, cytoskeleton remodeling and integrin activation, which are mechanisms involved in aortic disease. Here we investigate the roles of PDIA1 in aortic dissection. METHODS: Initially, we assessed the outcome of aortic aneurysm/dissection in transgenic PDIA1-overexpressing FVB mice using a model of 28-day exposure to lysyl oxidase inhibitor BAPN plus angiotensin-II infusion. In a second protocol, we assessed the effects of PDIA1 inhibitor isoquercetin (IQ) against aortic dissection in C57BL/6 mice exposed to BAPN for 28 days. RESULTS: Transgenic PDIA1 overexpression associated with ca. 50% (p = 0.022) decrease (vs.wild-type) in mortality due to abdominal aortic rupture and protected against elastic fiber breaks in thoracic aorta. Conversely, exposure of mice to IQ increased thoracic aorta dissection-related mortality rates, from ca. 18%-50% within 28-days (p = 0.019); elastic fiber disruption and collagen deposition were also enhanced. The structurally-related compound diosmetin, which does not inhibit PDI, had negligible effects. In parallel, stretch-tension curves indicated that IQ amplified a ductile-type of biomechanical failure vs. control or BAPN-exposed mice aortas. IQ-induced effects seemed unassociated with nonspecific antioxidant effects or ER stress. In both models, echocardiographic analysis of surviving mice suggested that aortic rupture was dissociated from progressive dilatation. CONCLUSIONS: Our data indicate a protective role of PDIA1 against aortic dissection/rupture and potentially uncovers a novel integrative mechanism coupling redox and biomechanical homeostasis in vascular remodeling.

[The strategies of the symbolic struggle for the training of the visiting nurse in the early twentieth century]. / As estratégias de luta simbólica para a formação da enfermeira visitadora no início do século XX.

Based on the historical and social perspective, the scope of this documentary study were the strategies of the symbolic struggle for the training of agents in home visitation in the Courses for Visiting Nurses of the Brazilian Red Cross and the National Department of Public Health in Rio de Janeiro (Federal District), with repercussions in the Department of Health and Welfare of the State of Pernambuco between 1920 and 1926. We adopted the thinking of sociologist Pierre Bourdieu as a theoretical benchmark, showing the symbolic struggle in the field of public health between sanitarians Amaury de Medeiros and José P. Fontenelle and public health nurse Ethel Parsons, to analyze who was responsible for the scientific authority and competence of the training of visiting nurses.

[A nurse from the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in the Second World War: the Virgínia Portocarrero archive at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz]. / Uma enfermeira da Força Expedicionária Brasileira na Segunda Guerra Mundial: Fundo Virgínia Portocarrero da Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz.

This study investigates the potential of the Virgínia Portocarrero archive, at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz. It was donated in life by Portocarrero, a Brazilian nurse and Second World War veteran. The documents include records from her education and training and show evidence of a determination to preserve her memories from the frontline and after the war, in a symbolic battle to record an essentially female story in a characteristically male setting. The archive contains a broad variety of types of historical sources, notably a diary on her participation in the conflict, demonstrating everyday and unusual aspects of her work as a health professional at that dramatic time in human history.

Objetivou-se apontar as potencialidades do Fundo Virgínia Portocarrero, da Casa de Oswaldo Cruz/Fiocruz. O acervo foi doado em vida por sua titular, enfermeira brasileira veterana da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Dessa documentação constam registros de sua formação profissional e acadêmica, e é percebida sua determinação em preservar as reminiscências do front de batalha e do período pós-guerra, numa luta simbólica pelo registro de uma história essencialmente feminina em um cenário emblematicamente masculino. Integra o acervo ampla variedade de tipologias de fontes históricas, com destaque para um diário de sua participação no conflito, demonstrando aspectos cotidianos e peculiares de sua atuação profissional na saúde naquele momento dramático da história da humanidade.

Multidimensional context of technical nursing education: triangulation of meanings attributed by teachers.

OBJECTIVE: To unveil and discuss the meanings attributed by teachers to the teacher-student relationship in the multidimensional context of technical nursing education. METHOD: Qualitative research, supported by the representational theory of meaning, carried out with nine nurses who teach the technical nursing course at a technical school linked to a federal university in the northeastern region of Brazil. RESULTS: The following meanings were revealed: student profile; lack of preparation and financial resources; reduction in performance and even course interruption; students' disinterest and resistance; academic support and qualified structure; opportunity for grants; teachers' dedication and holistic view; respect, ethics, and interactivity; concern with student learning and performance, and heterogeneous group. CONCLUSION: Social and financial difficulties and students' disinterest are the limitations that most hinder teaching effectiveness. On the other hand, the teachers' holistic view, dedication, support, and the availability of resources and academic support are the main multidimensional characteristics of living in this scenario.

[The symbolic elements in the Anna Nery monument in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]. / Os elementos simbólicos do monumento a Anna Nery no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

The objective of this study was to examine the symbolic elements of the statue and memorial plaques in honor of Anna Nery offered by the Brazilian Red Cross, as a symbolic effect on society. The documentary analysis was performed mainly through institutional press records and images, which were interpreted by means of the notions of object representation and object bodyly hexis. Results showed that the object representations in the statue of Anna Nery lacked a representation of her articulated to her bodyly hexis, which led to the interpretation of the monument--both the statue and the four narrative plaques--as a tribute to the Brazilian woman.

Lessons from the past in the present: news from the Spanish flu pandemic to COVID-19.

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the health conducts for combating the Spanish flu and its relationship with the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro. METHODS: study from the perspective of microhistory, with analysis of articles published in Revista da Semana on the Spanish flu, having as criteria publications with the term "epidemic" referring to the Spanish flu or influenza in the period of the epidemic outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Federal District. RESULTS: 18 records, organized in three thematic axes: political, 4; social, 11; care, 3, were found. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the lessons left by the Spanish flu epidemic in coronavirus times will be changes in the political, social and care field as marks of major epidemics.

[Medication advertisements in the illustrated press and the image of Brazilian nurses (1920-1925)]. / Propagandas de remédio na imprensa ilustrada e a imagem da enfermeira brasileira (1920-1925).

This is a historical and social study about the symbolic effect of medication advertisements presented by women using object representations used by nurses, featured on Fon-Fon Magazine, which describes the medication advertisements featured on Fon-Fon Magazine; analyzes the object representations of the nurse image present in the referred advertisements and discusses on the symbolic effect of those representations on the consumption of medication by the Brazilian society. The document sources were in print, iconographic and literature referring to the History of Brazil, the Press, Advertising and of Nursing. The medication advertisements, analyzed using an analysis matrix based on concepts of semiotics, were obtained from the Fon-Fon Magazine. The study showed that the analyzed advertisements invested in object representations used by nurses to gain reliability regarding the medication being announced.

[The Consolata Order and indigenous peoples in the federal territory of Rio Branco (1948-1952): approaches for implementing care]. / Ordem Consolata e povos indígenas do território federal do Rio Branco (1948-1952): estratégias de abordagem para inserção de cuidados.

This study discusses the strategies used for approaching the indigenous peoples of Rio Branco by Catholic missionaries of the Consolata Order during the mid-twentieth century. Articles selected from the Missioni Consolata publication were analyzed according to text, image, and context protocol and related to the concepts of field, struggle, and social space from the viewpoint of the sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. Two articles and six images showing strategies undertaken by the missionaries to approach indigenous people and introduce care were linked to the text and context. This analysis shows aspects of the past, without religious filters, related to the use of strategies that may pass unnoticed in politics and in discourse in favor of indigenous health.

A pesquisa discute as estratégias de aproximação com os indígenas de Rio Branco empreendidas por missionários católicos da Ordem Consolata em meados do século XX. Matérias selecionadas do periódico Missioni Consolata foram submetidas ao protocolo texto, imagem e contexto e relacionadas aos conceitos de campo, luta e espaço social, na perspectiva do sociólogo Pierre Bourdieu. Duas matérias do periódico e seis imagens, mostrando estratégias dos religiosos para aproximação com os índios e introdução de cuidados, foram articuladas ao texto e ao contexto. Trazer à tona aspectos do passado, sem verniz religioso, para o uso de estratégias que podem passar despercebidas na política e no discurso em prol da saúde indígena foi a síntese da pesquisa.

Tarsila do Amaral and Glete de Alcântara: history in art and photography.

OBJECTIVES: to analyze the canvas "Retrato de Glete de Alcântara" (freely translated as Portrait of Glete de Alcântara) and discuss the effect of the canvas for Tarsila do Amaral and for Brazilian nursing. METHODS: a study in the historical perspective, in the field of visual culture, with analysis in two phases: pre-iconography and iconography. RESULTS: Tarsila do Amaral brings up the woman Glete de Alcântara without the attributes that identify nursing. In this sense, the representation of women on the canvas is a person aligned with the hairstyle of her time, elegantly dressed, with seriousness and haughtiness accentuated by a fixed and directed look. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: an attempt was made to advance beyond Glete de Alcântara's professional life and her portrayed relationship networks, as well as to approach Tarsila do Amaral's trajectory, beyond the aesthetics and recognition gained.

Indigenous health and nursing in Roraima in the 1970s.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the strategies undertaken by the government to address the health problem in Boa Vista/Roraima. METHOD: A study using the microhistory approach, with documentary sources from journalistic material of the 1970s through the triangulation technique: texts, images and context, with analysis from the perspective of the Social World Theory. RESULTS: It was evidenced that the strategies undertaken by the government occurred in favor of the exploration of isolated areas in Roraima that demanded settlement processes, construction of villages and a highway to enable the interconnection of the state with other regions of Brazil, with a smoke screen symbolic effect produced by nurses on indigenous health. CONCLUSION: There was governmental manipulation, when the symbolic power was unveiled, making it possible to see and believe that nursing needs to guide political issues rather than being ruled.

The Brazilian Army nurses' uniforms: visual identity in World War II.

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the symbolic effects of the official military uniform of the nurses from Brazilian Army in World War II. METHOD: This research was developed using the historical method, with iconographic sources. The data were discussed based on the concepts of the social world theory, by Pierre Bourdieu. RESULTS: The images selected demonstrate the own meaning of the uniforms, evidencing the functions and the social position of those who wear it, being private and obligatory to use it in the military field. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: In the case of the nurses from the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, the appropriation of uniforms promoted the visual communication representing military nurse in the context of war, at the same time it served for distinction purposes in the army, but not necessarily in the nursing field. Symbolically, they remained amongst the walls of the barracks even after the end of the war and, thus, they remained unknown and marked by the symbols of forgetfulness.

Opposition to the American leadership by Brazilian nurses (1934-1938).

UNLABELLED: A historical social descriptive study whose objective is to describe the circumstances where Bertha Pullen assumes as the dean of Anna Nery Nursing School, to assess the strategies undertaken by Pullen to assure her position of power and prestige in the space of the school and Brazilian nursing; and to discuss about the resistance to the presence and authority of the American dean for the nurses and students, in the struggle for a national identity. Corpus analysis was made by putting photographs into context based on written documents and secondary sources. RESULTS: The second management of Pullen was the reiteration of the American presence in the leadership of the School, despite the resistance of the nurses and students. Thus, we may assume that the second tenure of Pullen did not represent a real need that was felt by the school.

Lâmpada: Signo inventado para a enfermagem / Lamp: sign invented for nursing / Lámpara: signo inventado para la enfermería

Objetivo: refletir sobre os indícios da tradição inventada do signo da enfermagem, conhecido internacionalmente, como a lâmpada. Conteúdo: ao adotarmos o percurso do ensaio teórico para o signo inventado para a enfermagem, discutimos sobre a estética da lâmpada, sua morfologia funcional e léxico (lanterna, lucerna e lâmpada), para o efeito de sua representatividade, considerando os marcos históricos a ela relacionados. Considerações finais: entender a implicação do signo como pertencimento para os estudantes e profissionais da enfermagem é assumir sua analogia direta, por semelhança e convencional(AU)

Objective: to reflect on the signs of the invented tradition of the nursing sign, known internationally as the lamp. Content: adopting the path of the theoretical essay for the sign invented for nursing, we discuss the aesthetics of the lamp, its functional morphology and lexicon (lantern, lucerne and lamp), for the purpose of its representativeness, considering the historical milestones related to it. Final considerations: understanding the implication of the sign as belonging for nursing students and professionals is to assume its direct analogy, by similarity and conventionality(AU)

Objetivo: reflexionar sobre los indicios de la tradición inventada del signo de enfermería, conocido internacionalmente como la lámpara. Contenido: adoptando el recorrido del ensayo teórico para el signo inventado para la enfermería, discutimos sobre la estética de la lámpara, su morfología funcional y el léxico (linterna, luz y lámpara) para efecto de su representatividad, considerando los marcos históricos relacionados a ella. Consideraciones finales: comprender la implicación del signo como pertenencia para los estudiantes y profesionales de enfermería es asumir su analogía directa, por semejanza y convencionalidad(AU)

Yvonne Lara: enfermeira brasileira / Yvonne Lara: Brazilian nurse / Yvonne Lara: enfermera brasileña

Objetivo: apresentar a trajetória de Yvonne da Silva Lara na enfermagem brasileira. Método: método histórico com base documental na perspectiva da microanálise com ênfase em biografia. Os dados coletados dos documentos pessoais e institucionais foram triangulados com a literatura de aderência e organizados nos eixos: dados pessoais, processo de formação na enfermagem e trajetória profissional. Resultados: a análise desses dados esclareceu a divergência no ano de nascimento da biografada e a revelou como enfermeira de formação com especialização, diversidade de conhecimentos e significativa vivência prática. Conclusão: o legado deixado foi ter articulado seus saberes e ideais em prol do ethos do cuidado ao ser humano(AU)

Objective: to present the trajectory of Yvonne da Silva Lara in Brazilian nursing. Method: historical method based on documents from the perspective of microanalysis with an emphasis on biography. Data collected from personal and institutional documents were triangulated with the adherence literature and organized into axes: personal data, nursing education process and professional trajectory. Results: the analysis of these data clarified the divergence in the biographed woman's year of birth and revealed her as a trained nurse with specialization, with a diversity of knowledge and significant practical experience. Conclusion: the legacy she left was having articulated her knowledge and ideals in favor of the ethos of caring for human beings(AU)

Objetivo: presentar la trayectoria de Yvonne da Silva Lara en la enfermería brasileña. Método: método histórico basado en documentos desde la perspectiva del microanálisis con énfasis en la biografía. Los datos recolectados de los documentos personales e institucionales fueron triangulados con la literatura de adherencia y organizados en los ejes: datos personales, proceso de formación de enfermería y trayectoria profesional. Resultados: El análisis de estos datos aclaró la divergencia en el año de nacimiento de la biografiada y la reveló como siendo una enfermera de formación con especialización, con diversidad de saberes y significativa experiencia práctica. Conclusión: El legado que dejó fue haber articulado sus saberes e ideales a favor del ethos del cuidado del ser humano(AU)

Nursing, history, and orthopedics in manuals (1875-1928) / Enfermería, historia y ortopedia en manuales (1875-1928) / Enfermagem, história e ortopedia nos manuais (1875-1928)

ABSTRACT Objectives: to discuss the content of manuals, with emphasis on orthopedics, in support of the development of nursing care culture. Methods: cultural-historical method articulated with document analysis technique. The sources were nursing manuals - Portuguese, French, English, and Spanish - from 1875 to 1928. Results: this study pointed to 12 works - 6 authored by physicians, 2 by nurses, 3 institutional, and 1 by a Sister of Charity - that presented, in a transversal way, the professionalization process initiated in Europe. The manuals addressed first aid care and immobilization methods, from the simplest, such as improvised splints, to the application of plaster casts. Conclusions: the nurses' work, even in a limited capacity, showed that they were able to observe warning signs so that doctors could act, with some exceptions.

RESUMEN Objetivos: discutir los contenidos de los manuales, con énfasis en la ortopedia, en beneficio del desarrollo de la cultura de cuidados de enfermería. Métodos: método histórico-cultural articulado a la técnica de análisis documental. Las fuentes fueron los manuales de enfermería - portugueses, franceses, ingleses y españoles -, en el período de 1875 a 1928. Resultados: este estudio señaló 12 obras - 6 de autoría de médicos, 2 de enfermeras, 3 institucionales y 1 de una Hermana de la Caridad - que presentaron, de manera transversal, el proceso de profesionalización iniciado en Europa. Los manuales abordaron cuidados en primeros auxilios y formas de inmovilización, desde las más simples, como las tablillas improvisadas, hasta la aplicación del aparato de yeso. Conclusiones: la actuación de las enfermeras, aunque limitada, demostraba que eran capaces de observar las señales de alerta para que los médicos pudieran actuar, exceptuando algunas situaciones.

RESUMO Objetivos: discutir os conteúdos dos manuais, com ênfase na ortopedia, em prol do desenvolvimento da cultura dos cuidados de enfermagem. Métodos: método histórico-cultural articulado à técnica de análise documental. As fontes foram os manuais de enfermagem - portugueses, franceses, ingleses e espanhóis -, no período de 1875 a 1928. Resultados: este estudo apontou para 12 obras - 6 de autoria de médicos, 2 de enfermeiras, 3 institucionais e 1 Irmã de Caridade - que apresentaram, de forma transversal, o processo de profissionalização iniciado na Europa. Os manuais abordaram cuidados nos primeiros socorros e maneiras de imobilização, desde as mais simples, como as talas improvisadas, até a aplicação do aparelho gessado. Conclusões: a atuação das enfermeiras, mesmo que de forma limitada, mostrava que elas eram capazes de observar os sinais de alerta para que os médicos pudessem atuar, salvo algumas exceções.

Gregório Thaumaturgo de Azevedo e a enfermagem brasileira / Gregório Thaumaturgo de Azevedo and the brazilian nursing / Gregório Thaumaturgo de Azevedo y enfermería brasileña

Este estudo de abordagem em micro-história, tem delimitação temporal em 1908, quando Gregório Thaumaturgo de Azevedo foi eleito presidente da Cruz Vermelha Brasileira a 1918, sua saída da instituição. Foi realizado na hemeroteca digital da Biblioteca Nacional e foram encontradas notícias nos jornais Correio da Manhã e O Paiz que apontaram a criação da escola de enfermeiras voluntárias em 1914 e em 1916, a escola de enfermeiras práticas. A gestão do marechal coincidiu com a Primeira Guerra Mundial e a notícia do curso de padioleiros indica o interesse em formar profissionais para a guerra. As notícias também indicam a aquisição do terreno que hoje encontra-se a sede. Em 1918, durante a epidemia de gripe espanhola, foi tomada a iniciativa pioneira de abrir uma enfermaria nas dependências da instituição. Essa gestão conquistou o espaço social, político e sanitário demarcando a história, devido as suas iniciativas voltadas para profissionalização da enfermagem

This study of approach in micro-history, has temporal delimitation in 1908, when Gregório Thaumaturgo de Azevedo was elected president of Brazilian Red Cross to 1918, his departure from this institution. It was held in the digital library of the Biblioteca Nacional and news was found in the newspaper Correio da Manhã and O Paiz that pointed to the creation of the school of volunteer nurses in 1914 and in 1916, the school of pratical nurses. The marshal's administration coincided with the World War I and the news about the course of paddlers indicate the interest in training professionals for the war. The news also indicates the acquisition of the land that today is the headquarters. In 1918, during the Spanish flu epidemic, the pioneering initiative was taken to open a war on the institution ́s premises. This management conquered the social, political and sanitary space demarcating history, due to its initiatives aimed at professionalizing nursing

Este estudio de abordaje en microhistoria, tiene delimitación temporal en 1908, cuando Gregório Thaumaturgo de Azevedo fue elegido presidente de la Cruz Roja Brasileña en 1918, su salida de la institución. Se llevó a cabo en la biblioteca digital de la Biblioteca Nacional y se encontraron noticias en los periódicos Correio da Manhã y O Paiz que apuntaban a la creación de la escuela de enfermeras voluntarias en 1914 y en 1916, la escuela de enfermeras prácticas. La administración del mariscal coincidió con la Primera Guerra Mundial y la noticia sobre el rumbo de los palistas indica el interés en formar profesionales para la guerra. La noticia también indica la adquisición del terreno que hoy es la sede. En 1918, durante la epidemia de gripe española, se tomó la iniciativa pionera de abrir un pabellón en las instalaciones de la institución. Esta gestión conquistó el espacio social, político y sanitario que demarca la historia, por sus iniciativas encaminadas a la profesionalización de la enfermería

Centro Acadêmico de Enfermagem da Universidade de Brasília: campus Darcy Ribeiro (1982­1990) / Nursing Students' Union of the University of Brasilia: Darcy Ribeiro Campus (1982­1990) / Centro de Estudiantes de Enfermería de la Universidad de Brasilia: Campus Darcy Ribeiro (1982­1990

Objetivo: analisar a criação e consolidação do Centro Acadêmico de Enfermagem da Universidade de Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, durante o período de 1982 a 1990. Métodos: estudo situado no campo histórico, tendo como domínio a História da Enfermagem e abordagem metodológica da História Oral Temática. Resultados: no total, foram entrevistados seis participantes, sendo um docente e cinco egressos do curso, que vivenciaram o período de formação do órgão estudantil. O diálogo entre as entrevistas e suas narrativas resultou em três eixos temáticos: Eixo I, "Inserção dos entrevistados na Universidade de Brasília", Eixo II, "A universidade no período estudado", e Eixo III, "O Centro Acadêmico de Enfermagem: da criação à consolidação", que foram triangulados com fontes. O ingresso e a permanência no Centro Acadêmico de Enfermagem, em seu início, estiveram atrelados à necessidade de defender os interesses coletivos, o auxílio às demandas emergentes dos estudantes de enfermagem, assim como a criação de uma representação política para o curso. Conclusão: observou-se participação ativa dos entrevistados no processo de politização e melhoria do curso de enfermagem da Universidade de Brasília e nos frutos que suas gestões deixaram.

Objective: to analyze the creation and consolidation of the Nursing Students' Union of the Universidade de Brasília, Darcy Ribeiro Campus, during the period from 1982 to 1990. Methods: historical study carried out in the field of History of Nursing, using Thematic Oral History as a methodological approach. Results: in total, six participants were interviewed, one professor and five former students of the course, who experienced the training period in the student organization. The dialog between interviews and their narratives resulted in three thematic lines: Line I, "Insertion of interviewees in Universidade de Brasília", Line II, "The university in the studied period", and Line III, "The Nursing Students' Union: from its creation to consolidation", which were triangulated with sources. Admission and retention in the Nursing Students' Union initially were linked to the need to defend collective interests, the support for demands emerging from nursing students, as well as the creation of a political representation for the course. Conclusion: the active participation of interviewees in the process of politicization and improvement in the nursing course of the University of Brasília and in the fruits left by its managements was observed.

Objetivo: analizar la creación y consolidación del Centro de Estudiantes de Enfermería de la Universidade de Brasília, Campus Darcy Ribeiro, durante el periodo de 1982 a 1990. Métodos: estudio situado en el campo histórico, que tiene como dominio la Historia de la Enfermería y enfoque metodológico de la Historia Oral Temática. Resultados: en total, seis participantes fueron entrevistados, de los cuales uno era docente y cinco eran egresados del curso, que vivieron el periodo de formación del organismo estudiantil. El diálogo entre las entrevistas y sus narraciones resultó en tres ejes temáticos: Eje I, "Inserción de los entrevistados en la Universidade de Brasília", Eje II, "La universidad en el periodo estudiado", y Eje III, "El Centro de Estudiantes de Enfermería: de la creación a la consolidación", que se triangularon con fuentes. El ingreso y la permanencia en el Centro de Estudiantes de Enfermería, en principio, estuvieron vinculados a la necesidad de defender los intereses colectivos, el auxilio a las demandas emergentes de los estudiantes de enfermería, así como la creación de una representación política para el curso. Conclusión: se observó la participación activa de los entrevistados en el proceso de politización y mejora del curso de enfermería de la Universidad de Brasilia y en los frutos que dejaron sus gestiones.