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Nursing work in assisted human reproduction: between technology and humanization
Ana Beatriz Azevedo Queiroz1, Renata Porto Dos Santos Mohamed1, Maria Aparecida Vasconcelos Moura1
1Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem
|April 9, 2020
Summary
Nurses
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Reproductive Health
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Assisted human reproduction involves complex biotechnologies.
- Understanding nurses' perspectives is crucial for effective care.
- Social representations shape professional practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze nurses' social representations of reproductive biotechnologies.
- To explore the practical and ethical dimensions of their work.
- To identify challenges and knowledge needs in assisted reproduction nursing.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study utilizing the Theory of Social Representations.
- Sixteen nurses participated in individual, semi-structured interviews.
- Data analysis performed using Alceste software.
Main Results:
- Nurses' representations highlight pragmatic aspects of professional, institutional, and policy contexts.
- Identified a need for more information and a pursuit of scientificity.
- Perceptions of organizational structures and nursing care attributions were explored.
Conclusions:
- Nurses link reproductive biotechnologies with both technology/medicalization and humanization/reception.
- Assisted human reproduction presents novel and demanding nursing care scenarios.
- Specialized ethical and practical knowledge is essential for nurses in this field.
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