This phenomenological investigation aimed to understand the therapeutic routine of adolescents with HIV/AIDS. Sixteen adolescents between 13 and 19 years of age, assisted by the health service and aware of their diagnosis were interviewed, between December of 2009 and May of 2010, in the University Hospital of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Their statements, which were analyzed in the light of Heidegger, revealed that the being-adolescent is presented as a being-with-in-the-world through the impersonality of the characteristics of adolescence and the occupation with activities of the daily living. In face of having HIV/AIDS, they fear that, besides their family, other people might learn about their disease, due to prejudice. This comprehensive perspective allowed the possibility of a nursing care based on an attentive approach to the pluralities and singularities in the daily living, and mediated by the dialogue with the being-adolescent and its family, in order to make this being the leading figure in its permanent care. Fueron entrevistados 16 adolescentes de 13 a 19 años, asistidos por el servicio de salud y que conocían su diagnóstico. Los testimonios fueron analizados a la luz del Heidegger, revelaron que el ser-adolescente se muestra, en la condición de ser-con-el-mundo, de modo impersonal considerándose las características de la adolescencia y la ocupación de actividades cotidianas. Ante el hecho de estar enfermo de VIH/SIDA y debido al prejuicio general sobre la enfermedad, él teme que, además de su familia, otras personas sepan de su enfermedad. A partir de esta mirada comprensiva, emergió la posibilidad del cuidado de Enfermería pautado en un abordaje atento a las pluralidades y singularidad(es) en el cotidiano y mediado por la dialógica con el ser-adolescente y la familia, a fin de tornarlo protagonista de su cuidado permanente.
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DESCRIPTORES:Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida. Salud del adolescente. Enfermería pediátrica. Cuidados de enfermería.