THE NURSING PROCESS IN A BURNS UNIT: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY

Authors

  • Lídia Aparecida Rossi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Lisete Diniz Ribas Casagrande Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000500007

Keywords:

nursing process, ethnography, patient care planning

Abstract

This ethnographic study aimed at understanding the cultural meaning that nursing professionals working at a Burns Unit attribute to the nursing process as well as at identifying the factors affecting the implementation of this methodology. Data were collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The findings indicate that, to the nurses from the investigated unit, the nursing process seems to be identified as bureaucratic management. Some factors determining this perception are: the way in which the nursing process has been taught and interpreted, routine as a guideline for nursing activity, and knowledge and power in the life-world of the Burns Unit.

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Published

2001-09-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 5 (2001)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

THE NURSING PROCESS IN A BURNS UNIT: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY. (2001). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 9(5), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692001000500007