Clinical practice as an arborescent and rhizomorphic practice in surgical nursing work

Authors

  • Lenice Dutra de Sousa Universidade Federal do Rio Grande; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Wilson Danilo Lunardi Filho Universidade Federal do Rio Grande
  • Marta Regina Cezar-Vaz Universidade Federal do Rio Grande; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Paula Pereira de Figueiredo Universidade Federal do Rio Grande; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/reeusp.v47i6.78105

Abstract

A qualitative and exploratory case study was conducted in a surgery unit of a university hospital. The study aimed to analyze the nurses’ work from the perspective of health care production and clinical practice. The subjects of the study were six nurses. Non-participant observations, documentary research and in-depth interviews were carried out, followed by discursive textual analysis. Nursing work is organized according to two interconnected and interdependent perspectives: a clinical model, which forms the central structure of its practice, and a structure formed by multiple and heterogeneous elements. in this way, the clinical model of health care is organized as a centered structure that enables the fulfillment of biological needs and acts as a basis for connecting disparate knowledge and practices that expand practice through interconnections with the work environment.

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Published

2013-12-01

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How to Cite

Sousa, L. D. de, Lunardi Filho, W. D., Cezar-Vaz, M. R., & Figueiredo, P. P. de. (2013). Clinical practice as an arborescent and rhizomorphic practice in surgical nursing work. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 47(6), 1389-1396. https://doi.org/10.1590/reeusp.v47i6.78105