The functional method in nursing practice that was about the group dynamic: of an experience

Abstract

This study discusses the functional method applied to Nursing, approached through a group dynamics developed with three groups of Master students from the University of Seto Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing. After the dynamics, the subjects answered a questionnaire with four questions. The responses of the first group showed the limitations of the functional model that interfere in the work such as: impersonal relationships, fragmentation of tasks, centralization of decisions causing the workers' dissatisfaction. The groups II and III pointed out some advantages when the work is based on a team, such as the exchange of experiences, participant planning and shared decisions, resulting in satisfaction at work.