WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS

The purpose of the present study was to determine the way nurses of a Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) perceive their work process, in a state of the Southern region of Brazil. Descriptive-exploratory study conducted between January and March 2014. Data from 63 nurses was collect...

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Main Authors: Marilene Nonnemacher Luchtemberg, Denise Elvira Pires de Pires
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2015-09-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.40964
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description The purpose of the present study was to determine the way nurses of a Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) perceive their work process, in a state of the Southern region of Brazil. Descriptive-exploratory study conducted between January and March 2014. Data from 63 nurses was collected through an instrument with close-ended and open-ended questions. Content analysis and critical theorization of Karl Marx to interpret the nurses’ statements. The assessed categories were work in the Mobile Emergency Care Service – description of the activities, work process at the Mobile Emergency Care Service and what guides the professional actions taken. Given the nurses’ understanding of work and the elements of work process in the light of dialectical and historical materialism, the results obtained in this study were found to be connected with this theoretical foundation. It is concluded that the reflections made during the analysis of the referred categories can be useful to improve nursing care in this field.
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spelling doaj.art-bdc14c54231d47d984469c3b208b94db2022-12-21T19:51:11ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332015-09-0120345746510.5380/ce.v20i3.40964WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESSMarilene Nonnemacher LuchtembergDenise Elvira Pires de PiresThe purpose of the present study was to determine the way nurses of a Mobile Emergency Care Service (SAMU) perceive their work process, in a state of the Southern region of Brazil. Descriptive-exploratory study conducted between January and March 2014. Data from 63 nurses was collected through an instrument with close-ended and open-ended questions. Content analysis and critical theorization of Karl Marx to interpret the nurses’ statements. The assessed categories were work in the Mobile Emergency Care Service – description of the activities, work process at the Mobile Emergency Care Service and what guides the professional actions taken. Given the nurses’ understanding of work and the elements of work process in the light of dialectical and historical materialism, the results obtained in this study were found to be connected with this theoretical foundation. It is concluded that the reflections made during the analysis of the referred categories can be useful to improve nursing care in this field.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i3.40964AmbulancesEmergency medical servicesNursesWork
spellingShingle Marilene Nonnemacher Luchtemberg
Denise Elvira Pires de Pires
WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS
Cogitare Enfermagem
Ambulances
Emergency medical services
Nurses
Work
title WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS
title_full WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS
title_fullStr WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS
title_full_unstemmed WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS
title_short WHAT DO NURSES OF THE SAMU (MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE SERVICE) THINK ABOUT THEIR WORK PROCESS
title_sort what do nurses of the samu mobile emergency care service think about their work process
topic Ambulances
Emergency medical services
Nurses
Work
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