Phenomenological research and nursing

  • Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho UEM - Maringá
  • Elizabeth Ranier Martins do Valle USP

Abstract

Phenomenology as a research approach in nursing is provided and analyzed. The study investigates the basic problems of phenomenology and pinpoints human phenomena that may be focussed upon by this methodology. The humanizing aspect of science and its importance for nursing is highlighted as one of the characteristics of phenomenological research. This is due to the fact that nursing deals with people who require comprehension in the context in which they live. Caring, the aim of nursing, implies in coexistence and participation, in the comprehension of being sick, healthy, balanced, in being alive

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Author Biography

Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho, UEM - Maringá
Atualmente é Professor Associado do Departamento de Medicina e dos Programas de Pós Graduação em Ciências da Saúde e de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Tem experiência na área de Enfermagem, com ênfase em Enfermagem Fundamental, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: educação e saúde, ensino, enfermagem, morte ou morrer, luto, agravos a saúde. Currículo Lattes
Published
2008-04-24
How to Cite
Carvalho, M. D. de B., & Martins do Valle, E. R. (2008). Phenomenological research and nursing. Acta Scientiarum. Health Sciences, 24, 843-847. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascihealthsci.v24i0.2545
Section
Health Sciences

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