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[Mental health nursing work: contradictions and current potentialities]
Alice G Bottaro de Oliveira1, Neiry Primo Alessi
1Faculdade de Enfermagem e Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Brazil. luizalessi@convex.com.br
Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem
|September 6, 2003
Summary
This study explores challenges in mental health nursing amid the Psychiatric Reform. It highlights the gap between the reform
Area of Science:
- Mental Health Nursing
- Psychiatric Reform
- Socio-historical Analysis
Context:
- The study examines contemporary mental health nursing within the framework of the Psychiatric Reform.
- It analyzes the historical-social construction of nursing work processes.
Purpose:
- To identify contradictions and challenges in current mental health nursing practice.
- To explore the integration of Psychiatric Reform principles into nursing.
Summary:
- The Psychiatric Reform introduces new work designs and instruments for mental health nursing, yet these are not widely visible in practice.
- Achieving a 'subject-citizen' condition for individuals with mental suffering is a key goal, linked to nursing workers' awareness.
Impact:
- Highlights the need for better integration of Psychiatric Reform ideals into mental health nursing.
- Emphasizes the role of nursing worker awareness in fostering patient 'subject-citizen' status.