<b>Social network and family: the sensitive view of the nurses who are the practice builders</b> - DOI: 10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v8i0.9715

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find the perception of nurses on social network. It was an exploratory, descriptive study of a qualitative nature, held in the city of Maringá of the 53 nurses. The data collection occurred in the period from July to August 2008. This study builds a new concept of social network, which emerged from the practice experienced by nurses, showing that the majority of professional experience working with the social network and despite some negative experiences, managed to seize the positive aspects related to the network. The networks most cited were the church, the women's network to combat cancer, the basic unit of health and alcoholics anonymous, however appeared more than forty different types of networks, from social clubs to condominiums. We find that in the view of nurses to demand social network see the person in their entirety, offering support and assistance as necessary, provide resources for coping with situations arising from the disease rescuing important points, with a view to improving the quality of life and redeem the citizenship of the individual and family.