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[Promoting citizenship through nursing care].

Dirce Stein Backes¹, Marli Stein Backes, Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann

¹Centro Universitário Franciscano, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem

|July 15, 2009

Summary

Nursing care is a social enterprising practice, fostering social integration and autonomy. Critical professional attitudes combining care with liberty are essential for citizen engagement and professional development.

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Area of Science:

Nursing
Social Entrepreneurship
Sociology

Context:

Explores nursing care within the framework of social entrepreneurship.
Examines the autonomy and social commitment of nurses.

Purpose:

To comprehend the meaning of nursing care as a social enterprising practice.
Investigates how nurses engage in social entrepreneurship.

Summary:

Utilized Grounded Theory methodology with interviews from 35 participants.
Identified 'Viewing Nursing Care as a Social Enterprising Practice' as the central theme.
Highlighted social integration via political identity as a key factor.

Impact:

Emphasizes the need for deep dialogic knowledge and critical professional attitudes.
Advocates for combining care with liberty, participation, and autonomy.
Promotes popular participation as a citizenship ideal in nursing.