Lidar com substâncias psicoativas: o significado para o trabalhador de enfermagem

Abstract

This study I have proposed to understand the meaning of dealing with psychoactive substances for nursing workers who work at a medical clinic at a hospital unit. For that, some ideas of phenomenological methodological reference have been used. Interviews have been made from the guiding question, what is dealing with psychoactive substances for you? The speech analysis, revealing that this dealing shows itself to workers, in its essence, a job "as any other", being the emphasis given to doing regarding to reflexive praxis, significant; the fear of talking about "the forbidden", what "compromises" as drugs is focused as a real possibility of use in the workers daily life. These experiences re-affirm the need of reflecting about the drug phenomenon working the inter-subjective experiences to the context of National and International Health Policies favoring professionals to perceive this phenomenon under a more critical and questioning point of view.

Self-medication among nursing workers from public hospitals

“…Nursing workers handle several types of medications in their daily practice and the easy access can favor self-prescription and self-medication (7) . Even having theoretical and practical knowledge about these substances and t h e i r i m p l i c a t i o n s , t h e s e p r o f e s s i o n a l s a r e oftentimes trying to get rid of uncomfortable situations to better endure their workday (8) . The reality of nursing workers, who often have more than one job, coupled with the complex work performed at hospitals, leads to the conclusion that these professionals might face difficult moments or crises, making the consumption of medications a way to facilitate their lives (8) .…”

Lunchtime as a therapeutic moment: a health education approach with alcohol-dependent women

“…Perceiving that alcoholism, as a social consequence, causes the interruption of family relationships and induces the reduction of the user's daily practices, including those related to feeding (15) , the use of lunchtime as a therapeutic moment was devised. By "eating together" with alcoholic women, emotions and affections could be released, contributing to the reestablishment of family bonds and self care.…”

“…The feeding moment is an opportunity to exchange and strengthen important relationships for human beings, because "the subjectivity transmitted through feeding practices includes the cultural identity, social condition, religion, family memory and age" (13) . Additionally, there are organic differences between women and men that explain the prevalence of hepatic damage in women (14) .Perceiving that alcoholism, as a social consequence, causes the interruption of family relationships and induces the reduction of the user's daily practices, including those related to feeding (15) , the use of lunchtime as a therapeutic moment was This study aimed to recover feeding and its meaning in the improvement of quality of life. As a facilitator in the teaching-learning process, it gave an opportunity for health education to occur outside the conventional pattern.…”

“…Perceiving that alcoholism, as a social consequence, causes the interruption of family relationships and induces the reduction of the user's daily practices, including those related to feeding (15) , the use of lunchtime as a therapeutic moment was This study aimed to recover feeding and its meaning in the improvement of quality of life. As a facilitator in the teaching-learning process, it gave an opportunity for health education to occur outside the conventional pattern.…”

Nursing students' work, a risk factor for the consumption of alcohol and other drugs

“…In the healthcare area, nowadays, nursing professionals face a number of situations in their personal and professional lives which cause physical and emotional stress when dealing with the clients' pain and suffering, repetitive and intensive occupational journeys, facing a concrete possibility for the use of psychoactive substances in their work (2) .…”