Irmã Tereza Notarnicola

Abstract

RESUMOEste trabalho objetiva identificar os motivos que levaram Irmã Tereza para a Enfermagem e sua inserção na Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem (ABEn), contribuindo para divulgar a história dessa enfermeira como um exemplo de vida profissional e de dedicação à enfermagem. Trata-se de um estudo de natureza histórico-social e segue o referencial teórico-metodológico da Historia Oral de Vida para a coleta de dados. Ela trabalhou 33 anos em prol de todos os enfermeiros. Durante esse período, ela deu uma grande contribuição para a construção da sede nacional da ABEn em Brasília, pois não somente angariou recursos em inúmeras campanhas para levantamento de fundos, como ela própria administrou a construção do prédio. Ela foi secretária executiva da ABEn por muitos anos e trabalhou com todas as principais líderes da enfermagem e pioneiras do País, organizando congressos, conferências e outros eventos científicos. Todos os enfermeiros estão em débito com esta notável figura de enfermagem, que em seus 86 anos, continua trabalhando numa casa de idosos. Ela é uma legenda vida e modelo para os jovens enfermeiros. Descritores: História da enfermagem; Sociedades de enfermagem; Organizações de enfermagem. ABSTRACT This paper aims at identifying the motivations which moved Sister Tereza toward nursing and her insertion into Brazilian

In memoriam – Sister Maria Tereza Notarnicola

“…Thus, she was sent to Rio de Janeiro, where she graduated in 1947 by the Luiza de Marillac Nursing School of the Pontifical Catholic University, same year in which she took part in the First National Congress of Nursing held in São Paulo. As a nurse, she served in numerous institutions in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, in managerial or supervisory functions (1) . In 1958, she was assigned to attend the course in Obstetric Nursing at the School of Nurses of São Paulo Hospital (current Federal University of São Paulo -UNIFESP), when she was a student of Mother Marie Domineuc.…”

“…Then, she became the director of the Department of Nursing and Supervisor of the Obstetric Clinic of the Clinics Hospital at the School of Medicine of Minas Gerais, remaining in office until 1964, when she was transferred to Rio de Janeiro to participate in the Conferência dos Religiosos do Brasil (2)(3) . She received a one-year scholarship (1959/1960) from Maison de France to attend the course of Pedagogy and Didactics applied to Nursing, in Paris (1) . She also actively participated in the Brazilian Association of Nursing (ABEn) at the national level, occupying several positions, such as those of First Treasurer, Coordinator of Permanent and Special Commissions, Manager of Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, and Executive Secretary in two administrations: those of Ieda Alencar Barreira and Circe de Melo Ribeiro (second term).…”

“…She also actively participated in the Brazilian Association of Nursing (ABEn) at the national level, occupying several positions, such as those of First Treasurer, Coordinator of Permanent and Special Commissions, Manager of Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, and Executive Secretary in two administrations: those of Ieda Alencar Barreira and Circe de Melo Ribeiro (second term). At the state level, she worked in Rio de Janeiro and was president of ABEn -Minas Gerais Section (1) . Probably, the most solid and effective contribution of Sister Maria Tereza was in the construction of the ABEn headquarters in Brasília, on a land donated by Companhia Urbanizadora da Nova Capital do Brasil (Novacap), from the Federal Government.…”

“…In any case, the foundation stone was laid, including the following items in the box: a copy of Correio Braziliense of the opening day of the Congress, the Official Journal of July 20, the record of the donation of the land, a copy of the final deed of the land, the statute of ABEn, a picture of the inauguration of the Congress, in addition to the record of the foundation with the signature of those present. Later, it was discovered that, because of a misconception of the surveyor that had identified the site as being of ABEn, the stone was laid in the neighbor land, which belonged to a spiritist center (1) . In March 1967, the donation deed was engrossed and signed by the Novacap president and ABEn president, when the Association received a two-month deadline to begin the construction and two years to complete it.…”

“…Sister Tereza was called to coordinate several campaigns for raising funds to begin the construction. Even so, it was necessary to ask for a deadline extension (1) . In memoriam -Sister Maria Tereza Notarnicola Takashi MH, Oguisso T, Freitas GF.…”