Objective: analyze the knowledge of hospital nurses about the ethical and legal aspects in nursing care for domestic violence victims.Method: qualitative research, involving 34 nurses at two hospital in the city of Rio Grande-RS (Brazil). The data were collected between May and August 2014 through semistructured interviews and analyzed by means of the software Analyse Lexicale par Contexte d'un Ensemble de Segment de Texte, which groups the lexicons with similar roots, constituting the classes according to the function of the words in the text.Results: the class generated two subclasses: the nurses' (lack of) knowledge on the legal competences, in which the confusion between a police compliant and a mandatory report was observed; and (lack of) knowledge on the ethical competences, in which they mention the need for secrecy, advice and privacy in the care process. Continuing education empowers the professionals, which entails the visibility of the violence in the health area.Conclusion: the attention of instutucional managers for training the professionals is necessary. The reified knowledge on the phenomenon, associated with the relational care, point towards humanized and emancipatory nursing care to the victims. DESCRIPTORS: Domestic violence. Violence against women. Ethics, professional. Liability, legal. Nursing care. Professional training. Resultados: a classe gerou duas subclasses: (des)conhecimento das enfermeiras acerca das competências legais; nela observou-se a confusão entre denúncia policial e notificação compulsória, e (des)conhecimento das enfermeiras acerca das competências éticas, em que mencionam a necessidade de sigilo, orientação e privacidade no processo de cuidar. A educação permanente empodera os profissionais refletindo na visibilidade da violência, no campo da saúde. Acosta DF, Gomes VLO, Oliveira DC, Gomes GC, Fonseca AD 2/9
ASPECTOS ÉTICOS E LEGAIS NO CUIDADO DE ENFERMAGEM ÀS
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ASPECTOS ÉTICOS Y LEGALES EN EL CUIDADO DE ENFERMERÍA DE VÍCTIMAS DE VIOLENCIA DOMÉSTICA RESUMENObjetivo: analizar el conocimiento de las enfermeras sobre los aspectos éticos y legales en la atención de enfermería a víctimas de violencia doméstica.Método: investigación cualitativa con 34 enfermeros de dos hospitales de la ciudad de Rio Grande-RS (Brasil). Los datos se recolectaron entre mayo y agosto de 2014, por medio de entrevistas semiestructuradas y analizados utilizando el software Analyse lexicale par Contexte d'un Ensemble Segmento de Texte, que agrupa los léxicos, con raíces similares, formando clases de acuerdo a la función palabras en el texto.Resultados: la clase generó dos subclases: (des)conocimiento de las enfermeras sobre las habilidades legales; se observó la confusión entre los denuncia ante la policía y la notificación obligatoria, y el conocimiento (falta de) de las enfermeras sobre competencias éticas, citando la necesidad de mantener el secreto, la orientación y la privacidad en el proceso de atención. La educación permanente permite a los profesionales que reflejan la visibil...