[The phenomenon of recruiting and selecting nurses in a hospital: a phenomenological focus]

This study had the purpose of showing the recruitment and selective process of nurses from their own experiences going through this process. The phenomenology was used as the methodological course, the phenomenon was based on the references by Joel Martins. The study was done from the speeches of eight nurses who went through the recruitment and selective process. The analysis of the speeches followed the moments of the phenomenological description, reduction and understanding until revealing the essence of the recruitment and selective process of nurses. From the phenomenological analysis of the speeches it was possible to get the aspects that represent the general understanding of the recruitment and selective process of nurses. In this way, the essence of the phenomenon was characterized by the relation among the man, the Company and the society, these relations were influenced by several determinants beyond the situation. Through this perspective, new horizons were opened concerning the thoughts about the recruitment and selective process of the nursing staff.