Psychosocial care Center for Alcohol and Drugs (CAPS ad): nursing insertion and practices in São Paulo City, Brazil

Authors

  • Divane de Vargas Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Marcia Aparecida Ferreira de Oliveira Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Fernando Augusto Bicudo Duarte Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100016

Keywords:

Community Mental Health Services, Nurse, Male, Nursing

Abstract

This exploratory study with a qualitative approach aimed to identify nurses' insertion and practices at Psychosocial Care Centers for alcohol and drugs in São Paulo City, Brazil. Sixteen nurses participated in the study. Data were recorded and were analyzed by dialectic hermeneutics and guided by Brazilian psychiatric reform premises. The results evidenced nurses' difficulties to take part in the care recommended at these services, as their practices are more linked up with the traditional mental health care model. Causes of this phenomenon include nurses' lack of preparation to act in psychoactive substance-related issues and lack of knowledge on specific contents that would favor their insertion into care practice in these scenarios. It is concluded that more attention should be paid to these contents in nursing education, as the legal requirement of nursing presence at these services is insufficient as a strategy to guarantee their actual insertion.

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Published

2011-02-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2011)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Psychosocial care Center for Alcohol and Drugs (CAPS ad): nursing insertion and practices in São Paulo City, Brazil . (2011). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 19(1), 115-122. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692011000100016