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Social-historical study aimed at discussing the nursing and psychiatric nurse models, from the discourses published in the Annals of Nursing.The historical sources were articles published in the Annals of Nursing journal, from 1933 to 1951. An analysis of the discourse was subsidized by the genealogy of power by Michel Foucault.The analysis showed that the discourse on nursing and the psychiatric nurse, in the first half of the 20th century, is set, on one side, by the propositions used by psychiatrists, who sought to reiterate stereotypes and vocations to practice nursing, and, on the other side, by the active participation of nurses seeking to legitimize expertise for psychiatric nursing. It was concluded that the discourses analyzed defined a psychiatric care focused on the nurse and not the rest of the nursing staff, at that time.
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Modelos de Enfermagem , Publicações Periódicas como Assunto/história , Enfermagem Psiquiátrica/história , Editoração/história , História do Século XXRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze aspects related to the professional identity of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic usingnews media as a source. METHOD: Qualitative, and retrospective document study with 51 reports from Folha de São Paulo from March to December 2020. Data was organized using ATLAS.ti, with Thematic Content Analysis and discussion from the theoretical perspective of Claude Dubar. RESULTS: Three categories were formed: Identity captured by the images reflected on the text; The identity symbolized by the support of nurses to those who need care; and The identity symbolized by the support of nurses to those who need care. CONCLUSION: Despite the fact that the image of nurses is still mistakenly apprehended, the way they provide care, their commitment to the population, and their scientific mindedness ensured visibility and enabled a more empowered and secure identity for their role in society.
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COVID-19 , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros , Humanos , Pandemias , Estudos Retrospectivos , Brasil , COVID-19/epidemiologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: to analyze the professional struggles between nursing organizational entities, in Rio de Janeiro, during the Regional Nursing Council's electoral process (1990-1993 administration). METHOD: historical study. We used journalistic articles, normative documents, legislation and semi-structured interviews with five nursing professionals who participated in this process. Interpretation of findings was supported by Bourdieu's concepts of habitus, field, capital, and symbolic power. RESULTS: Electoral Code changes of the aforementioned council, under the influence of administration (1987-1990), candidate for re-election, influenced the disclosure and eligibility criteria, making it difficult for broad participation, especially of Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem Rio de Janeiro Section. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: nursing, in this period, generated a field of disputes related to positions of power and gender, which was evidenced in the electoral process studied, which highlighted using limiting strategies by a group, making it difficult for the entire category to participate.
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Política , Humanos , BrasilRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: to analyze subjective experiences related to adaptation to remote care by users with eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: a descriptive study with a qualitative approach conducted with users of an eating disorders outpatient clinic. A semi-structured remote interview was applied using the Google Meet application. The data were submitted to lexical analysis using ALCESTE software and discussed in the light of scientific evidence. RESULTS: the remote appointment is a positive strategy but not a substitute for the face-to-face modality. The research cited financial savings, closer contact with professionals, and flexibility of service schedules as advantages. It pointed out the difficulty in clinical evaluation concerning weight, vital signs, and poor mastery of technology as limitations. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the study induces discussion about the systematization of remote care, which, during the COVID-19 pandemic, were responsible for providing a greater sense of support to people with eating disorders.
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COVID-19 , Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos , Consulta Remota , Humanos , Pandemias , Transtornos da Alimentação e da Ingestão de Alimentos/epidemiologia , TecnologiaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: to reconstruct Ethel Parsons' biographical aspects in the centenary of the technical cooperation mission for nursing development in Brazil. METHOD: biographical research, carried out using the historical sources analysis method, which consists of reading and interpreting the collected documents. RESULTS: from a renowned family, Ethel Parsons was head of public health services and worked for the American Red Cross before being appointed to coordinate the Rockefeller Foundation mission in Brazil, where she inaugurated the Anglo-American model of nursing. For ten years, Parsons dedicated herself to leading such a mission, which resulted in implementation and dissemination, by decree, of the Anglo-American model of nursing. In 1931, she returned to her country, where she died in 1953. CONCLUSION: Ethel Parsons stood out in the 20th century as a woman and a nurse, leading public health care services in the USA and Brazil. Her biography demonstrates an ideal of professionalization and science to be conquered by nursing in the care and educational scenario, which influenced the design of a collective identity for Brazilian nursing.
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Liderança , Feminino , Humanos , Brasil , História do Século XX , Estados UnidosRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: to highlight the main attributes of Convergent Care Research that ratify it as a method of scientific research. Methods: it is a theoretical-reflective study on Convergent Care Research's theoretical-methodological assumptions. Development: Convergent Care Research is compatible with the Social Constructionism paradigm. Convergent Care Research projects have two approaches: practical and conceptual. The Convergent Care Research process corpus contains five phases: conception; instrumentation; scrutiny; analysis and theorizing. Final Considerations: Convergent Care Research rigor encompasses the relationship between research and care practice, and this corresponds to the convergence of these two dimensions. Due to its theoretical foundation and criteria of methodological rigor, Convergent Care Research is aligned with scientific research methods.
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Projetos de Pesquisa , HumanosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the contributions of Florence Nightingale`s care model in the COVID- 19 pandemic. METHOD: Reflection that addresses her theoretical model and its validity in this pandemic, using interpretative research methods and limiting nursing care to primary care. RESULTS: Some pandemics that have caused great impact in humanity are reviewed throughout history; the evolution of nursing care in relation to pandemics is studied; the genesis of community nursing is considered, and Nightingale's care model is reviewed in COVID-19. CONCLUSIONS: Florence Nightingale's thinking withstands the passage of time and, today, as the COVID-19 pandemic rages across the planet, her concept of holistic care and her idea of the art of nursing take on special significance by considering the context involving patients, families and communities.
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COVID-19/prevenção & controle , Teoria de Enfermagem , Pandemias , Atenção Primária à Saúde , COVID-19/enfermagem , Saúde Global , Humanos , Enfermagem , Saúde Pública , SARS-CoV-2RESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To reflect on the contribution of Florence Nightingale in the ââhealth and nursing areas based on her epistemological legacy. METHOD: Reflection in which Florence Nightingale's nursing theoretical model is approached, trying to show how her family, training, social and cultural concepts influenced the formal construction of care. RESULTS: Florence Nightingale's vocation, profession and legacy stand out as faithful expressions of her thoughts for the professional constitution of the nurse. Responsible for the care of people with a strong humanitarian characteristic. CONCLUSIONS: It is not possible to unravel nursing care today from Nightingale's thinking. This represents the power of a lifetime dedicated to the profession.
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Conhecimento , Enfermagem , HumanosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze how the nursing team from a Psychosocial Care Center II relates its insertion in the service with the work process. METHODS: Descriptive, analytical research outlined as a case study with a qualitative approach. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with nursing professionals and went through content analysis subsidized by Bardin's work. RESULTS: Two thematic categories emerged: a) Ways of intake in the nursing services at the Psychosocial Care Center; b) Setbacks in nursing routine at the Psychosocial Care Center. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: The fact that the professionals have not planned to work in mental health nor have training impacts the rhythm of psychosocial care development at the Psychosocial Care Center, forcing them to seek training in the field after admission. Unmotivated by the working conditions, the nursing team suffers from the absence of an interdisciplinary partnership and goes to great lengths to approach psychosocial care.
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Equipe de Enfermagem , Reabilitação Psiquiátrica , Hospitais Psiquiátricos , Humanos , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: to analyze the scientific productions about the history of graduate studies in Brazilian nursing in the light of Eliot Freidson's Sociology of the Professions. METHODS: an integrative review, carried out in the databases indexed in Virtual Health Library. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses recommendations were followed. Thematic content analysis and Eliot Freidson's concepts were adopted. RESULTS: two categories emerged: "Institutionalization of graduate courses in Brazilian nursing", highlighting the historical process of professionalization in nursing through transition from empirical to professional care, subsidized by the monopoly of the construction of one's own knowledge; "The scientific production of graduate nursing in Brazil", showing the strengthening of a new generation of nurse researchers, given the greater scientificity in teaching due to implementation of graduate studies. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the analyzes present the historicity of graduate studies' institutionalization, supporting the understanding of professionalization outlines of Brazilian nursing.
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Sociologia , Brasil , HumanosRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: to reflect on professional, user and family autonomy as a centrality in Best Practices in nursing in Brazil. METHODS: this is a theoretical-reflective study. RESULTS: from a retrospective look at the creation and evolution of nursing autonomy in its knowledge and care practices, it exposes the use of autonomy in nursing care and foster the participation of the user and his family as the center of Best Practices in nursing. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the text suggests the institutional commitment of health services to the formal postgraduate education of nurses and the prospect of more autonomy and quality for the expression of Best Practices in nursing.
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Enfermagem/métodos , Guias de Prática Clínica como Assunto , Autonomia Profissional , Brasil , Humanos , Enfermagem/normas , Enfermagem/tendências , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: To analyze knowledge/expertise, autonomy and professional status in the ways of practicing nursing in implementation of the Nursing Process in a University Hospital in Southern Brazil. METHOD: A qualitative socio-historical study using thematic oral history as a method and technique. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with care nurses and professors. The Content Analysis technique was used in the analysis. RESULTS: Fourteen (14) care nurses and professors participated. Knowledge/expertise were pointed out as the main contributions in implementing the Nursing Process. Professional status emerged as recognition of technical and scientific competence of nurses by health staff and users. Autonomy was expressed as being able to decide on their conduct and linked to knowledge, commitment and professional identity. CONCLUSION: The Nursing Process is a way of exercising the profession based on knowledge and expertise with autonomy, and enables achieving status, reinforcing professional recognition.
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Processo de Enfermagem , Autonomia Pessoal , Competência Profissional , Brasil , Hospitais Universitários , Humanos , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros , Pesquisa Qualitativa , Identificação SocialRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: to identify evidence of nursing patterns of knowing disseminated by the Brazilian press before the implementation of Florence Nightingale's model in Brazil and categorize topics of journalistic articles according to Carper's and White's patterns of knowing. METHODS: categorical content analysis of materials related to Florence Nightingale, published in Brazil between 1850 and 1919, collected at Hemeroteca Digital. Four analysts identified themes of journalistic article, performing classification in patterns of knowing. RESULTS: there was a predominance of evidence of the sociopolitical pattern followed by the empirical pattern. In the analyses per decade, ethical and aesthetic patterns showed predominance between 1860 and 1870, respectively. CONCLUSION: White's classification by nursing patterns of knowing was useful in understanding precursor themes of professional/disciplinary knowledge that spread in Brazil, linked to Nightingale's character, in addition to the repercussions of her actions and her expanded sociopolitical perspective.
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História da Enfermagem , Conhecimento , Brasil , História do Século XIX , História do Século XX , Humanos , Princípios MoraisRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: to analyze nurses' professional militancy in the institutionality field, presented by the printed media from Bahia State in the 1970s and 1980s. METHODS: a historical and qualitative research under Social History's perspective, whose data source was the newspaper A Tarde. The temporal cut-off encompasses milestones such as professional body restructuring and creation. RESULTS: the Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem democratization movement was reported in a superficial way, highlighting the struggle for power spaces. With respect to Conselhos Federal e Regional de Enfermagem daBahia, the newspaper notified creation and function of bodies, however, there was no visibility to the newspaper's performance. Concerning the union, there was political fragility of nurses against the creation and union participation in the fight for labor rights. Final Considerations: organization of political action occurred from isolated groups mobilization of professionals who were already traveling in political spaces, not the large mass of professionals.
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História da Enfermagem , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros/psicologia , Profissionalismo/tendências , Teoria Social , Brasil , História do Século XX , Humanos , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: to analyze night admission characteristics at a Psychosocial Care Center III (CAPS III - Centro de Atenção Psicossocial). METHOD: a qualitative research, whose data were collected with 15 nursing professionals from November to April 2016, through a semi-structured interview. RESULTS: it was verified that night admission is provided by the nursing team in different dynamics from the day care. This team has strategies of care during crisis, avoiding search for other network services and maintaining the CAPS in its function within the psychosocial model. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: service operation depends on the nursing team for its permanence condition in all shifts, which leads to the need to think about the legislation reformulation that structures the CAPS III team, in order to guarantee the interdisciplinary care provided by the Brazilian Psychiatric Reform in this device, which should replace hospitalization in a specialized institution.
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Plantão Médico/normas , Pessoal de Saúde/psicologia , Sistemas de Apoio Psicossocial , Plantão Médico/métodos , Plantão Médico/estatística & dados numéricos , Brasil , Pessoal de Saúde/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Entrevistas como Assunto/métodos , Admissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
A reportagem publicada na Revista Enfermagem Moderna em julho/agosto/setembro de 1983, por Verônica Cobas, retrata a trajetória de Doralice Regina Ayres, enfermeira formada pela Escola Anna Neri. Embora a Enfermagem não fosse seu sonho inicial, tornou-se sua paixão. O texto destaca sua carreira na Santa Casa de Santos, no Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro e na Escola Anna Neri, além de aspectos pessoais. A narrativa é envolvente e reflete com sensibilidade as memórias e vivências de Doralice, oferecendo uma visão rica e autêntica sobre sua experiência profissional e pessoal.
The report published in the Revista Enfermagem Moderna in July/August/September 1983, by Verônica Cobas, portrays the career of Doralice Regina Ayres, a nurse who graduated from the Escola Anna Neri. Although Nursing was not her initial dream, it became her passion. The text highlights her career at Santa Casa de Santos, the Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, and Escola Anna Neri, as well as personal aspects. The narrative is engaging and sensitively reflects Doralice's memories and experiences, providing a rich and authentic view of her professional and personal life.
El reportaje publicado en la Revista Enfermagem Moderna en julio/agosto/septiembre de 1983, por Verônica Cobas, retrata la trayectoria de Doralice Regina Ayres, enfermera graduada en la Escola Anna Neri. Aunque la Enfermería no era su sueño inicial, se convirtió en su pasión. El texto destaca su carrera en la Santa Casa de Santos, en el Hospital dos Servidores do Estado do Rio de Janeiro y en la Escola Anna Neri, así como aspectos personales. La narrativa es cautivadora y refleja con sensibilidad los recuerdos y vivencias de Doralice, ofreciendo una visión rica y auténtica sobre su experiencia profesional y personal.
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Humanos , Feminino , História do Século XX , Enfermeiras e Enfermeiros , Enfermagem , Entrevista , Biografia , História da EnfermagemRESUMO
Objetivo: analisar o desenvolvimento da enfermagem traumato-ortopédica a partir da primeira turma de residentes de um hospital especializado. Método: o estudo seguiu a metodologia histórica com abordagem qualitativa. As fontes foram documentos escritos e orais. Resultados: trabalhar em uma instituição especializada foi o ponto de partida para a busca por especialização de enfermeiras atuantes no cuidado traumato-ortopédico, que perceberam o saber/poder adquirido no trabalho assistencial, além da intenção de qualificar a assistência e elevar o hospital a instituto. Estratégias empregadas reúnem a busca por parcerias com instituições universitárias e associativas, além da criação de uma associação própria. Considerações finais: a enfermagem traumato-ortopédica ampliou seu espaço científico ao criar um curso de especialização com uma unidade acadêmica. Foi possível delimitar o poder acadêmico e institucional da enfermagem na instituição de saúde pela formação de enfermeiras especialistas constituindo um grupo de reconhecido pelo saber científico.
Objective: to analyze the development of trauma and orthopedic nursing care from the very first class of residents of a specialized hospital. Method: historical methodology study with a qualitative approach. The sources consisted of written and oral documents. Results: working in a specialized institution was the starting point for nurses who were seeking specialization in the field of trauma and orthopedic care as they noticed the power-knowledge acquired through care work, plus they were willing to improve assistance and take the hospital up to an institute level. Strategies used include the search for partnerships with universities and associative-type institutions, in addition to creating their own association. Final considerations: trauma and orthopedic nursing care expanded its scientific space by creating a specialization course together with an academic unit. It was possible to define the academic and institutional power of the nursing staff in the health institution by considering the training process of its nurse specialists, who consisted of a group recognized for their scientific knowledge.
Objetivo: analizar el desarrollo de la enfermería traumatológica ortopédica a partir del primer grupo de residentes de un hospital especializado. Método: estudio con metodología histórica con un enfoque cualitativo. Las fuentes fueron documentos escritos y orales. Resultados: el trabajo en una institución especializada fue el punto de partida para la búsqueda de la especialización de las enfermeras que trabajaban en la atención traumatológica ortopédica, quienes notaron el saber/poder adquirido en el trabajo asistencial, además de la intención de cualificar la atención y elevar el hospital al nivel de instituto. Las estrategias empleadas incluyen la búsqueda de alianzas con instituciones universitarias y asociaciones, y la creación de una asociación propia. Consideraciones finales: la enfermería traumatológica ortopédica amplió su espacio científico mediante la creación de un curso de especialización con una unidad académica. Se logró delimitar el poder académico e institucional de la enfermería en la institución de salud a través de la formación de enfermeros especialistas, que es un grupo reconocido por el conocimiento científico.
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OBJECTIVE: to analyze the strategies used by nurses and nurse professors for a better position in the maternity ward of the teaching hospital of the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. METHOD: this is a social-historical study with a qualitative approach. The primary sources were written documents, such as official letters, memos, ordinances, standards and routines of the hospital; photographic material; and oral testimonies from seven participants. The interviews were performed using a semi-structured questionnaire, with questions regarding the adaptation from a sanatorium to a teaching hospital, the challenges faced, and the strategies adopted by the nursing department. RESULTS: the results allowed us to understand the close link between the maternity ward and the nursing course of the Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, which created a differentiated nursing care that integrated training and care with a broader and humanized look. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the actions of the nurses were recognized and gave them professional visibility, influencing a new form of care in the maternity ward.
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Bacharelado em Enfermagem/métodos , Cuidados de Enfermagem/métodos , Unidade Hospitalar de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia/tendências , Padrão de Cuidado/tendências , Brasil , Bacharelado em Enfermagem/tendências , Hospitais de Ensino/organização & administração , Humanos , Centros de Saúde Materno-Infantil/tendências , Cuidados de Enfermagem/tendências , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
Resumen Objetivo analizar la figura de la enfermera visitadora española en el periodo comprendido entre 1921 y 1953. Método estudio histórico-social, cualitativo, a partir de fuentes documentales primarias y secundarias. Se utilizó el Modelo Estrutural Dialético de Atención (MEDC), como soporte al proceso de gestión y análisis de datos. Resultados las enfermeras visitadoras españolas tenían el título de especialistas en salud pública, adquirido en Bedford College, en Inglaterra, o en la Fundación Rockefeller, en Estados Unidos. Actuaban en entornos rurales y urbanos, realizando su trabajo en Centros Primarios y Secundarios de Higiene Rural, lugares donde educaban a la población en las normas de higiene personal y salud pública. Conclusión e implicaciones para la práctica la enfermera visitadora española consiguió extender la educación sanitaria por todo el país, promover los hábitos higiénicos y nutricionales de la población en general, reducir la incidencia de las enfermedades infecto-contagiosas y promover las reformas sanitarias que se iniciaron a principios del siglo XX. En la actualidad, la figura de la enfermera visitadora puede ser considerada como precursora de la enfermera especialista en atención familiar y comunitaria.
Resumo Objetivo analisar a figura da enfermeira visitadora espanhola no período de 1921 a 1953. Método estudo histórico-social, qualitativo, a partir de fontes documentais primárias e secundárias. Utilizou-se o Modelo Estrutural Dialético de Atenção (MEDC) como suporte ao processo de gerenciamento e análise de dados. Resultados as enfermeiras visitadoras espanholas tinham o título de especialistas em saúde pública, adquirido no Bedford College, na Inglaterra, ou na Fundação Rockefeller, nos Estados Unidos. Atuavam em ambientes rurais e urbanos, realizando seu trabalho em Centros de Higiene Rural Primários e Secundários, locais onde educavam a população sobre as regras de higiene pessoal e de saúde pública. Conclusão e implicações para a prática a enfermeira visitadora espanhola conseguiu expandir a educação em saúde em todo o país, promover hábitos higiênicos e nutricionais para a população em geral, reduzir a incidência de doenças infectocontagiosas e promover reformas sanitárias iniciadas no início do século XX. Atualmente, a figura da enfermeira visitadora pode ser considerada como precursora da enfermeira especialista em cuidados familiares e comunitários.
Abstract Objective to analyze the figure of the Spanish visiting nurse from 1921 to 1953. Method This is a historical-social, qualitative study based on primary and secondary documentary sources. The Dialectical Structural Model of Care (DSSM) was used to support the data management and analysis process. Results Spanish visiting nurses had specialization in public health, acquired at Bedford College, in England, or at the Rockefeller Foundation, in the United States. They worked in rural and urban environments, performing their work in Primary and Secondary Centers of Rural Hygiene, where they educated the population about personal hygiene and public health rules. Conclusion and implications for practice Spanish nurse visitors were able to expand health education throughout the country, promote hygienic and nutritional habits for the general population, reduce the incidence of infectious-contagious diseases, and promote sanitary reforms that began at the beginning of the 20th century. Currently, the figure of the visiting nurse can be considered a forerunner of the specialist nurse in family and community care.
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Humanos , Feminino , História do Século XX , Saúde Pública/história , Enfermeiros de Saúde Comunitária/história , Promoção da Saúde/história , História da Enfermagem , Cuidados de Enfermagem , Espanha , Pesquisa QualitativaRESUMO
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze aspects related to the professional identity of nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic usingnews media as a source. Method: Qualitative, and retrospective document study with 51 reports from Folha de São Paulo from March to December 2020. Data was organized using ATLAS.ti, with Thematic Content Analysis and discussion from the theoretical perspective of Claude Dubar. Results: Three categories were formed: Identity captured by the images reflected on the text; The identity symbolized by the support of nurses to those who need care; and The identity symbolized by the support of nurses to those who need care. Conclusion: Despite the fact that the image of nurses is still mistakenly apprehended, the way they provide care, their commitment to the population, and their scientific mindedness ensured visibility and enabled a more empowered and secure identity for their role in society.
RESUMEN Objetivo: Analizar aspectos relacionados con la identidad profesional de las enfermeras durante la pandemia de COVID-19 a partir de contenidos periodísticos. Método: Estudio cualitativo, documental y retrospectivo, con 51 reportajes del periódico Folha de São Paulo entre marzo y diciembre de 2020. La organización de los datos fue realizada por ATLAS.ti, con Análisis de Contenido Temático y discusión desde la perspectiva teórica de Claude Dubar. Resultados: Se constituyeron tres categorías: la identidad captada por las imágenes reflejadas en el texto; La Identidad simbolizada por el apoyo dado por enfermeras a quienes necesitan cuidados; y La identidad como valor social del trabajo del enfermero. Conclusión: A pesar de la imagen aún errónea y del contexto difícil, el compromiso con la población, la forma de cuidar y la cientificidad aseguraron visibilidad y posibilitaron una identidad más empoderada y segura de su papel en la sociedad.
RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar aspectos relacionados à identidade profissional das enfermeiras durante a pandemia da COVID-19 a partir de conteúdo jornalístico. Método: Estudo qualitativo, documental e retrospectivo, com 51 reportagens da Folha de São Paulo com recorte histórico entre março e dezembro de 2020. A organização dos dados se deu pelo ATLAS.ti, com Análise de Conteúdo Temática e discussão na perspectiva sociológica de Claude Dubar. Resultados: Três categorias foram constituídas: a Identidade capturada pelas imagens refletidas no texto; Identidade simbolizada pelo apoio das enfermeiras a quem precisa de cuidado e; Identidade como um valor social do trabalho das enfermeiras. Conclusão: Apesar da imagem ainda errônea e o contexto difícil, o compromisso com a população, a forma de cuidar e a cientificidade garantiram visibilidade e possibilitaram uma identidade mais empoderada e segura de seu papel na sociedade.