ABSTRACT ABSTRACT Prevention and control of hospital acquired infections is a constant challenge for the nursing professionals. This study sought to grasp the social representations of hospital-acquired infections elaborated from the perceptions of nursing professionals, and to discuss how these representations influence their practices in controlling and preventing infections. This is a qualitative research, applied in a reference urgency-emergence service, which used as a data collection technique the semi-structured interview, and for content analysis the category elaboration. It was observed that the execution of the activities is closely tied to the individual subjectivities of each professional and deeply dependant on the moral, ethical, ideological and subjective values of these professionals, regarding interpretation, judging and personal decision in the application of the scientific knowledge. Descriptors Descriptors Descriptors Descriptors Descriptors: Hospital Infection; Prevention and Control; Nursing. RESUMEN RESUMEN RESUMEN RESUMEN RESUMEN El control y la prevención de las infecciones hospitalares se constituyen en un desafío constante para los profesionales de enfermería. Esto estudio objetivó aprehender las representaciones sociales de las infecciones hospitalares elaboradas a partir de la percepción de los profesionales de enfermería, y discutir como esas representaciones influencian en sus prácticas. Se trata de una pesquisa cualitativa, realizada en un servicio de urgencia y emergencia de referencia, utilizando la entrevisa semi-estruturada para colecta de los datos con posterior análisis categorial temático. Fue observado que la ejecución de las actividades está intimamente relacionada con las subjetividades individuales de cada profesional y profundamente dependiente de sus valores morales, éticos, ideológicos y subjetivos, envolviendo interpretación, ajuizamento y decición personal en la aplicación del conocimiento científico. Descriptores Descriptores Descriptores Descriptores Descriptores: Infecicón Hospitalar; Prevención y control; Enfermería. Submissão
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