Nursing work in assisted human reproduction: between technology and humanization

To analyze the social representations of nurses who work with assisted human reproduction about the operation with reproductive biotechnologies. Qualitative approach, supported by the Theory of Social Representations, with sixteen participants. Individual, semi-structured interviews, analyzed throug...

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Published in:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem 2020, Vol.73 (3), p.e20170919-8
Main Authors: Queiroz, Ana Beatriz Azevedo, Mohamed, Renata Porto Dos Santos, Moura, Maria Aparecida Vasconcelos, Souza, Ivis Emília de Oliveira, Carvalho, Maria Cristina de Melo Pessanha, Vieira, Bianca Dargam Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Couples
Female
Humanism
Humanization of Assistance
Humans
In vitro fertilization
Infertility
Inventions - standards
Male
Medical ethics
Medical technology
Middle Aged
Nurse-Patient Relations
Nurses
NURSING
Nursing care
Nursing Care - methods
Nursing Care - psychology
Professional practice
Psychology, Social
Reproductive Health
Reproductive Health Services - trends
Reproductive Techniques
User-Computer Interface
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Summary:To analyze the social representations of nurses who work with assisted human reproduction about the operation with reproductive biotechnologies. Qualitative approach, supported by the Theory of Social Representations, with sixteen participants. Individual, semi-structured interviews, analyzed through the Alceste software. Pragmatic elements related to nurses' performance from a professional, institutional, and public policy perspective in reproductive biotechnologies emerged, demonstrating the practical dimension of these representations. The characteristics of the professional to act in this area were addressed, showing the lack of information and search for scientificity; precarious perception of the organizational structure of health services; and attributions of nursing care arising from the health care practice in assisted human reproduction. Social representation is anchored in the link between technology/medicalization and humanization/reception regarding reproductive biotechnologies. Working in assisted human reproduction involves a new and challenging nursing care, requiring specific and ethical knowledge.
ISSN:0034-7167
1984-0446
1984-0446
DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0919