Community health nursing practices in contexts of poverty, uncertainty and unpredictability: a systematization of personal experiences

Authors

  • Hélène Laperrière Federal University of Ottawa; College of Nursing

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000700002

Keywords:

community health nursing, professional practice, problem-based learning, community networks, poverty

Abstract

Several years of professional nursing practices, while living in the poorest neighbourhoods in the outlying areas of Brazil's Amazon region, have led the author to develop a better understanding of marginalized populations. Providing care to people with leprosy and sex workers in riverside communities has taken place in conditions of uncertainty, insecurity, unpredictability and institutional violence. The question raised is how we can develop community health nursing practices in this context. A systematization of personal experiences based on popular education is used and analyzed as a way of learning by obtaining scientific knowledge through critical analysis of field practices. Ties of solidarity and belonging developed in informal, mutual-help action groups are promising avenues for research and the development of knowledge in health promotion, prevention and community care and a necessary contribution to national public health programmers.

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Published

2007-10-01

Issue

Vol. 15 (2007): Número Especial

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Original Articles

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How to Cite

Community health nursing practices in contexts of poverty, uncertainty and unpredictability: a systematization of personal experiences. (2007). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 15(spe), 721-728. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692007000700002