Moving to the family: giving a new definition for the family and the care

Authors

  • Monika Wernet Grupo de Estudos em Enfermagem e Família
  • Margareth Ângelo USP; Escola de Enfermagem; Departamento de Enfermagem Materno-Infantil e Psiquiátrica

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342003000100003

Keywords:

Family, Pediatric nursing, Nursing care, Family nursing

Abstract

Identifying the need to comprehend how nurses 'move' to the family, with the intention of caring for them, the present study obtained twelve biographical narratives of pediatric nurses. The theoretical approach adopted was the Symbolic Interactionism and the methodological one was the Interpretative Interactionism. The analysis of the data allowed the reconstruction of a story which showed that through modifying the concept of caring and family is the process that approximate the pediatric nurses progressively to the family, to a being with them, reaching the freedom to act.

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Published

2003-03-01

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Original Articles

How to Cite

Wernet, M., & Ângelo, M. (2003). Moving to the family: giving a new definition for the family and the care. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 37(1), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342003000100003