Adriana Dall’Asta Pereira

Significados que os profissionais de enfermagem atribuem ao cuidado de crianças institucionalizadas com aids

This paper aimed to better understand the meaning of caring for HIV/AIDS institutionalized children attributed by nursing professionals. It is an exploratory, qualitative study. The data was collected from April to June, 2007 through interviewing six nursing professionals who work at an institution housing HIV/AIDS children in southern Brazil. The meanings of the coded speech resulted in two convergent themes: experiencing the role of being mother or caregiver; understanding AIDS as an interactive possibility.�Thefindingsshowedthateveninthefaceofapparentfailureordisorder,�nursingprofessionalsintheconditionofcare- givers of individuals as integral people are able to help and to facilitate de adaptation process and healthy living of institutionalized HIV/AIDS children. The study concluded that understanding the meaning of being a caregiver to a child with AIDS implies embracing the unique experience that integrates the health-disease process. DESCRIPTORS: Pediatric nursing. Child care. Diagnosis of SIDA.

Atentando para as singularidades humanas na atenção à saúde por meio do diálogo e acolhimento

The aim of this qualitative exploratory research is to understand how health workers relate to the main object of their work--the user--both subject and author of his/her life history. Eleven nursing practitioners from a Basic Health Unit participated in a semi-structured instrument, in March and April, 2008. The speeches revealed two converging themes: (1) Consideration of human peculiarities in attention to health care; and (2) dialogue and assistance as interactive possibilities. We found that the attention to health care is broadening the debates over valuing human peculiarities through dialogue and assistance as interactive possibilities.Objetivou-se compreender como os trabalhadores de saude se posicionam frente ao seu principal objeto de trabalho – o usuario – sujeito e autor da sua historia de vida. Pesquisa qualitativo-exploratoria. Participaram 11 profissionais de enfermagem em Unidade Basica de Saude, por meio de um instrumento semi-estruturado nos meses de marco e abril de 2008. As falas resultaram em dois temas convergentes: Atentando para as singularidades humanas na atencao a saude; Dialogo e acolhimento como possibilidades interativas. Evidenciou-se que a atencao a saude vem ampliando os debates pela valorizacao da singularidade humana por meio do dialogo e acolhimento como possibilidades interativas.

Considering human peculiarities in attention to health care through dialogue and assistance

The aim of this qualitative exploratory research is to understand how health workers relate to the main object of their work--the user--both subject and author of his/her life history. Eleven nursing practitioners from a Basic Health Unit participated in a semi-structured instrument, in March and April, 2008. The speeches revealed two converging themes: (1) Consideration of human peculiarities in attention to health care; and (2) dialogue and assistance as interactive possibilities. We found that the attention to health care is broadening the debates over valuing human peculiarities through dialogue and assistance as interactive possibilities.Objetivou-se compreender como os trabalhadores de saude se posicionam frente ao seu principal objeto de trabalho – o usuario – sujeito e autor da sua historia de vida. Pesquisa qualitativo-exploratoria. Participaram 11 profissionais de enfermagem em Unidade Basica de Saude, por meio de um instrumento semi-estruturado nos meses de marco e abril de 2008. As falas resultaram em dois temas convergentes: Atentando para as singularidades humanas na atencao a saude; Dialogo e acolhimento como possibilidades interativas. Evidenciou-se que a atencao a saude vem ampliando os debates pela valorizacao da singularidade humana por meio do dialogo e acolhimento como possibilidades interativas.

Meanings of caring for hiv/aids institutionalized children attributed by nursing professionals

This paper aimed to better understand the meaning of caring for HIV/AIDS institutionalized children attributed by nursing professionals. It is an exploratory, qualitative study. The data was collected from April to June, 2007 through interviewing six nursing professionals who work at an institution housing HIV/AIDS children in southern Brazil. The meanings of the coded speech resulted in two convergent themes: experiencing the role of being mother or caregiver; understanding AIDS as an interactive possibility.�Thefindingsshowedthateveninthefaceofapparentfailureordisorder,�nursingprofessionalsintheconditionofcare- givers of individuals as integral people are able to help and to facilitate de adaptation process and healthy living of institutionalized HIV/AIDS children. The study concluded that understanding the meaning of being a caregiver to a child with AIDS implies embracing the unique experience that integrates the health-disease process. DESCRIPTORS: Pediatric nursing. Child care. Diagnosis of SIDA.

El significado que los profesionales de enfermería le atribuyen al cuidado de niños institucionalizados con sida

This paper aimed to better understand the meaning of caring for HIV/AIDS institutionalized children attributed by nursing professionals. It is an exploratory, qualitative study. The data was collected from April to June, 2007 through interviewing six nursing professionals who work at an institution housing HIV/AIDS children in southern Brazil. The meanings of the coded speech resulted in two convergent themes: experiencing the role of being mother or caregiver; understanding AIDS as an interactive possibility.�Thefindingsshowedthateveninthefaceofapparentfailureordisorder,�nursingprofessionalsintheconditionofcare- givers of individuals as integral people are able to help and to facilitate de adaptation process and healthy living of institutionalized HIV/AIDS children. The study concluded that understanding the meaning of being a caregiver to a child with AIDS implies embracing the unique experience that integrates the health-disease process. DESCRIPTORS: Pediatric nursing. Child care. Diagnosis of SIDA.

Reflexión sobre las singularidades humanas en la atención a la salud por medio del diálogo y acogimiento

The aim of this qualitative exploratory research is to understand how health workers relate to the main object of their work--the user--both subject and author of his/her life history. Eleven nursing practitioners from a Basic Health Unit participated in a semi-structured instrument, in March and April, 2008. The speeches revealed two converging themes: (1) Consideration of human peculiarities in attention to health care; and (2) dialogue and assistance as interactive possibilities. We found that the attention to health care is broadening the debates over valuing human peculiarities through dialogue and assistance as interactive possibilities.Objetivou-se compreender como os trabalhadores de saude se posicionam frente ao seu principal objeto de trabalho – o usuario – sujeito e autor da sua historia de vida. Pesquisa qualitativo-exploratoria. Participaram 11 profissionais de enfermagem em Unidade Basica de Saude, por meio de um instrumento semi-estruturado nos meses de marco e abril de 2008. As falas resultaram em dois temas convergentes: Atentando para as singularidades humanas na atencao a saude; Dialogo e acolhimento como possibilidades interativas. Evidenciou-se que a atencao a saude vem ampliando os debates pela valorizacao da singularidade humana por meio do dialogo e acolhimento como possibilidades interativas.