Grounded Theory (GT) has undergone many transformations since its proposition as a research method in the 1960s. As a result of these changes, three different GT approaches have been outlined: classic, straussian and constructivist ground theory, each with its peculiarities, but mainly concerning data analysis. Thus, this study aimed to describe and compare the data analysis process adopted by the different methodological perspectives of GT. The text is organized into two topics. Firstly, we present the common and differentiating characteristics of the three methodological perspectives of GT. In sequence, the data analysis system adopted in each of the GT methodological perspectives is described and exemplified, varying between two and three stages, and may or may not include the use of the paradigmatic model. Thus, this study provides support for understanding the different data analysis systems adopted in GT, which may contribute to the rigor and scientific quality of nursing research adopting this method.

Objective: To discuss the challenges and perspectives of nursing education in times of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Reflection study, with theoretical approach based on national and international publications, allied to the experience of researchers in the area of nursing education. Results: Four sections are identified: Nursing education: current affairs and perspectives; Education and technologies in time of pandemic: acceleration, alteration and paralysis; Difference between emergency, intentional and remote teaching; the return to the “new normality”: new structuring axes and legal norms. Final considerations: The conclusion is that longstanding challenges have emerged with the pandemic, and the processes of acceleration, change and paralysis have marked education in these times. Moreover, epidemiological, technological and psychological aspects should be more valued in the return to activities.

Objective: To understand the meaning of the nursing process for the identity construction of nursing professionals. Method: A qualitative study based on the data-based theory and symbolic interactionism, carried out with 12 nursing professionals from November 2015 to February 2016 in a reference hospital in the south of Brazil. The data were collected through an intensive interview, analyzed using Nvivo® software. Results: The data show that the Nursing Process enabled professionals to assume multiple identities that contributed to the construction of the institutional identity of the nationally and internationally recognized hospital. Conclusion: The multiple individual, collective, and institutional identities are fostered by the construction, deconstruction, and reconstruction movements that make up this model of care, allowing for the creation of a culture of appreciation of the nursing process as a working method, that is, the nursing process was the origin of the nursing identity of the hospital.

Objetivo: objetiva-se relatar e provocar reflex�es sobre a experi�ncia desenvolvida junto ao programa de extens�o de um curso de gradua��o em Enfermagem e sua inser��o em um servi�o de educa��o permanente em sa�de hospitalar da regi�o Oeste de Santa Catarina, Brasil. M�todo: para tecer essas reflex�es, fundamentou-se nos pressupostos da pol�tica nacional de educa��o permanente em sa�de, do Minist�rio da Sa�de, Brasil. Com o prop�sito de qualifica��o das unidades hospitalares, foram propostas tr�s a��es educativas: implementa��o do programa nacional de seguran�a do paciente; implanta��o e implementa��o do processo de enfermagem e capacita��o dos trabalhadores para o desenvolvimento de boas pr�ticas de enfermagem. Resultados: os princ�pios da pol�tica nacional de educa��o permanente em sa�de v�m contribuindo como ferramentas no processo de trabalho, e as mudan�as institucionais desenvolvem-se a partir das a��es desse programa. Conclus�o: apesar de a aproxima��o entre ensinoservi�o potencializar a autonomia dos profissionais de sa�de, alguns desafios s�o recorrentes, como a rotatividade de funcion�rios nos setores e a infraestrutura adequada para o desenvolvimento de atividades.

Absentismo en el equipo de enfermería en el ambiente hospitalario RESUMENEl estudio examinó las causas de absentismo entre el personal de enfermería de un hospital público. Se trata de un estudio descriptivo cuantitativo, realizado en el banco de registros de la institución investigada, analizados utilizando el software SPSS. El periodo nocturno se impuso en los registros. Se identificaron 405 enfermedades asociadas con los alejamientos, con mayor incidencia las enfermedades del tracto digestivo, locomotor, oftalmológico y mental. Se observó una asociación entre la función y el tiempo de alejamiento, con mayor propensión de los técnicos de enfermería. Se identificó la relación entre absentismo, perfil de e los trabajadores, condiciones y objeto de trabajo. RESUMOO estudo analisou as causas de absenteísmo entre a equipe de enfermagem de um hospital público. Trata-se de um estudo descritivo quantitativo, realizado junto ao banco de registros de absenteísmo da instituição investigada, analisados com auxílio do Software SPSS. O período noturno prevaleceu nos registros. Identificaram-se 405 doenças associadas aos afastamentos, com maior incidência as doenças do trato digestório, osteomuscular, oftamológico e psíquico. Houve associação entre função e tempo de afastamento, com maior propensão dos técnicos de enfermagem. Identificou-se a relação entre absenteísmo, perfil dos trabalhadores, condições e o objeto de trabalho.

Objective to analyze the main challenges of nursing in facing Coronavirus Disease-19 under the perspective of nurse managers in the west macro-region of Santa Catarina. Method it consists of a qualitative study, whose data collection was done through interviews with nurses who represent the management of health care network in the region. The analysis technique used was the Discourse of the Collective Subject (DCS). Results the legacy of Florence Nightingale to contemporary nursing practice; the weaknesses and the technical operational capacity with which nursing faces in the Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS); the strategies for strengthening the Unified Health System and qualification of nursing practices; and the potentialities identified in the pandemic scenario were the main ideas that emerged. In the bicentennial year of Florence Nightingale, nurses recognize her legacy to public health practice and management. Several variables interfere in professional practice, such as epidemiological aspects, working conditions, and care management in a pandemic. Conclusion the pandemic scenario has taken nursing to a position of practical and scientific protagonism as a result of its proactivity and leadership in the search for knowledge based on scientific evidence.

RESUMO: Este estudo de abordagem qualitativa teve como objetivo identificar as práticas da assistência de enfermagem frente ao trabalho de parto e parto em hospital público e a perspectiva da mulher neste processo. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevista semiestruturada a 22 gestantes; verificou-se que a maioria realizou mais de seis consultas pré-natal e apresentou cartão da gestante no momento da internação. Referente às orientações sobre o processo parturitivo as participantes referiram estar adequadamente preparadas; e relataram dor de parto de 10 na Escala Analógica Visual. Foi referido encorajamento a ser ativa no trabalho de parto, escolher o acompanhante, deambular e utilizar as práticas não farmacológicas de controle/alívio da dor como orientações recebidas da equipe de saúde da instituição hospitalar. DESCRITORES: Enfermagem obstétrica; Parto humanizado; Trabalho de parto. NURSING ASSISTANCE AND THE WOMAN'S PERSPECTIVE IN LABOR AND BIRTHABSTRACT: This study, with a qualitative approach, aimed to identify the nursing care practices in regard to labor and birth in a public hospital, and the woman's perspective on this process. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 22 pregnant women; it was verified that the majority had more than six pre-natal consultations and presented their pregnancy medical card when they went into hospital for the birth. Referent to the guidance on the birth process, the participants stated that they were adequately prepared; they reported labor pain as 10 on the Visual Analog Scale. They mentioned encouragement to be active in the labor, choosing the companion, walking around, and using non-pharmacological practices for pain control/ relief as guidance received from the health team of the hospital institution. DESCRIPTORS: Obstetric nursing; Humanized childbirth; Labor. ASISTENCIA DE ENFERMERÍA Y LA PERSPECTIVA DE LA MUJER EN EL TRABAJO DE PARTO Y PARTORESUMEN: Este estudio de abordaje cualitativo tuvo como objetivo identificar las prácticas de asistencia de enfermería delante del trabajo de parto y parto en hospital público y la perspectiva de la mujer en este proceso. Los datos fueron obtenidos por medio de entrevista semiestructurada a 22 gestantes; se verificó que la mayoría realizó más de seis consultas prenatal y presentó tarjeta de gestante en el momento de la internación. Acerca de las orientaciones sobre el proceso de parto las participantes afirmaron que estaban preparadas de modo adecuado; ellas relataron dolor de parto de 10 en la Escala Analógica Visual. Fue relatado que se las encorajó a una postura activa en el trabajo de parto, elegir el acompañante, deambular y utilizar las prácticas no farmacológicas de control/alivio del dolor como orientaciones que vinieron del equipo de salud de la institución hospitalar. DESCRIPTORES: Enfermería obstétrica; Parto humanizado; Trabajo de parto.

Objective: To present the validation of a theoretical model through conversation circles in a qualitative research guided by the Grounded Theory. Method: Study carried out from a thesis developed in a reference hospital in the south region of Brazil. Two conversation circles happened, with participation of representatives of the “Training Prism”, in the months of October and November, 2016. Results: The conversation circle enabled an in depth dialogic approach of the subject of research, broadening the vision on the phenomenon and on the research. The circle also mobilized thinking as it highlighted the subjectivity of individuals, expanding the group’s ability of understanding and assisting in the validation process of a theoretical model. Conclusion: The conversation circle emerges as a powerful strategy for the development of qualitative research in nursing, more specifically in the validation step of the Grounded Theory.