A Enfermagem e a pesquisa: projeto temático FAPESP

Abstract

Nursing and research: FAPESP theme project Nursing has increased its participation in the scientific community through the coordination of scientific projects funded by different funding agencies, involving the development of research personnel. Before the 1990s, nursing research was performed through isolated efforts, without communication and articulation among researchers. The view that "efforts should be united, research groups should be created to develop specific projects so as to avoid performing isolated research" (1) started to gain forces in 1993, with the establishment of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) Research Group Directory. As from the year 2000, the group projects concept becomes broader and, thus, integrated CNPq projects as well as theme projects of The State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) in Nursing gain strength. In this same period, the culture of evaluating higher education is implemented, exerting an impact on research. Researchers are classified according to their CNPq level; periodicals are classified by the "Qualis" ranking, which is defined by CAPES (Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel) in each field by the committee that evaluates graduate (Post-Graduation) programs. The internationalization of knowledge production is encouraged through strategies like researcher exchange programs (national and international) and, between 2001 and 2006, there is a 54% increase in nursing scientific publications in Brazil (2). Starting in the year 2000, nursing expands its participation in mobilizing projects, developing theme projects funded by FAPESP. The action line of these projects is the development and promotion of joint actions among scientists (3). In 2003, the Interinstitutional Tuberculosis Research Group/CNPq, led by nursing and medical researchers, submitted a FAPESP theme project, involving a team of 20 health researchers from different university institutions across Brazil. The theme project mode aims to obtain a set of conceptually consistent outcomes about a certain research theme, involving diverse methodological approaches, with well-defined objectives, to reach scientific or technological and socioeconomic results of greater impact. The project structure is based on a partnership among research teams from various university institutions, and can involve different knowledge areas allied to an academic base, considering that performing research requires interfaces with professionals, researchers and students involved in this theme. In this sense, the experience of creating a theme project under nursing leadership involves integration/ articulation among different actors (researchers, administrators, and health professionals), knowledge (epidemiologic and clinical), professionals (medicine, nursing, statistician, etc.) and locations (priority cities for Tuberculosis in Brazil). The project submission phase provides new knowledge to each researcher in the group. It involves suggestions proposed by the scienti...

Nursing knowledge production in tuberculosis control in Brazil

“…Scientific nursing production in TB has contributed to generate new knowledge on social and political determinants, especially in understanding aspects related to the patient, the family and health services (6) .…”

“…The theoretical reference framework is based on vulnerability, humanization and adherence/abandonment concepts (1)(2) . Innovations in the management of the TB health care process (3) are also addressed, inserted in the primary health care system (4) .Another Nursing tendency is the coordination of collaborative research projects in tuberculosis, the Brazilian Tuberculosis Research Network -(REDE TB) (1) and the Latin-American TB Nursing Network (4)(5) .Research production on TB teaching in undergraduate nursing courses in Brazil (5) is highlighted.Scientific nursing production in TB has contributed to generate new knowledge on social and political determinants, especially in understanding aspects related to the patient, the family and health services (6) .The nursing area in TB has worked towards the construction of research competencies integrated with health practices in different scenarios, permitting advances in researchers' qualification and knowledge production that contributes to TB care in Brazil. …”