The essence of care in health vulnerability: a Heideggerian construction

Abstract

Objective: Refl ect on the essence of care in health vulnerability from the phenomenological perspective of Martin Heidegger. Method: Theoretical-refl exive study, anchored in three essential parts: 1) Care in Heidegger; 2) The essence of care in health vulnerability; And 3) Nursing care actions on health vulnerability. Results: Vulnerability must be recognized as an indelible trait of the human condition and has its constituents in the human being, co-presence and care. Caring is an interactive process that reveals itself in the relationship with the other. Respecting the integrity of the Being in vulnerability must be a priority in nursing care, through behaviors that privilege the Being. Conclusion: Understanding ontological care and its relation to vulnerability under Heidegger's phenomenological view allowed us to uncover the facets of care in health vulnerability by adding to the nursing knowledge body a comprehensive and refl ective perspective. Descriptors: Health Vulnerability; Philosophy, Nursing; Hermeneutics; Comprehensive Health Care; Nursing Care. RESUMO Objetivo: Refl etir sobre a essência do cuidado na vulnerabilidade em saúde sob a perspectiva fenomenológica de Martin Heidegger. Método: Estudo teórico-refl exivo, ancorado em três partes essenciais: 1) O cuidado em Heidegger; 2) A essência do cuidado na vulnerabilidade em saúde; e 3) As ações do cuidar em enfermagem na vulnerabilidade em saúde. Resultados: A vulnerabilidade deve ser reconhecida como traço indelével da condição humana e tem seus constituintes na pessoa humana, co-presenças e cuidado. O cuidar é um processo interativo que se desvela na relação com o outro. Respeitar a integridade do Ser em vulnerabilidade deve ser prioridade no cuidar em enfermagem, por meio de comportamentos que privilegiem o Ser. Conclusão: Compreender ontologicamente o cuidado e a sua relação com a vulnerabilidade sob o olhar fenomenológico de Heidegger permitiu desvelar as facetas do cuidado na vulnerabilidade em saúde, agregando ao corpo de conhecimento da Enfermagem uma perspectiva compreensiva e refl exiva. Descritores: Vulnerabilidade em Saúde; Filosofi a em Enfermagem; Hermenêutica; Assistência Integral à Saúde; Cuidados de Enfermagem. RESUMENObjetivo: Refl exionar sobre la esencia del cuidado en la vulnerabilidad de la salud bajo la perspectiva fenomenológica de Martin Heidegger. Método: Estudio teórico-refl exivo, basado en tres partes principales: 1) El cuidado de Heidegger; 2) La esencia del cuidado en la vulnerabilidad de la salud; e 3) Acciones del cuidar de la enfermería en la vulnerabilidad de la salud. Resultados: La vulnerabilidad debe ser reconocida como un trazo indeleble de la condición humana y tiene sus constituyentes en el propio ser humano, en las copresencias y en el cuidado. El cuidar es un proceso interactivo que se devela en la relación con el otro. Respetar la integridad del Ser en su vulnerabilidad debe tenerse como prioridad en el cuidar de la enfermería, mediante comportamientos que lo prioricen. Conclusión: Comprender ont...

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