The construction of contemporary nursing identity from narrative accounts of practice and professional life.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the contemporary narrative of nursing identity in Spain. METHOD: This qualitative study was conducted between 2018 and 2020. Eleven registered nurses were interviewed. The conversations were recorded in audio, were semistructured, and held in a mental health clinic affiliated with a Catholic institution. Narrative analysis of the data was carried out. FINDINGS: Two themes were identified: How do I construct my professional life?, with the subthemes 'Training and initiation in care practice', 'Ways of living the professional care experience', 'The sculpting of care' and 'Self-image and future projection'; and What do I know about my practice?, with the subthemes 'Nursing experience: shift, days, years', 'Strategy in the field of nursing care', 'Some foundations of caregiving practice', 'The specificity of the gesture of care' and 'Voice and recognition of nursing within the institution'. CONCLUSION: Contemporary nursing identity is built in reflections on the epistemology of care, confronting the weight of tradition and breaking into new modes of self-image where the profession is legitimized and projected from historical consciousness. This claim can be used to support reflective practice in academic and healthcare settings as well as to promote a paradigm shift.

La relación enfermera - padres - neonato desde la perspectiva enfermera / The Relationship Nurse-Parents-Newborn from the Nurse Perspective

RESUMEN Introducción: El nacimiento de un niño supone sentimientos de alegría e ilusión. Esta situación se quiebra cuando requiere su ingreso en una Unidad de Neonatología, lo que provoca en los padres tristeza, miedo o culpabilidad. Sienten necesidad de apoyo y, al convertirse en sujetos activos del cuidado de su hijo, disminuye su grado de ansiedad y mejora su satisfacción. La familia constituye el núcleo de desarrollo del recién nacido; y por ello tiene relevancia el papel de la enfermera en la promoción del vínculo familiar. Objetivo: Explorar la relación enfermera - padres - neonato desde la perspectiva enfermera en la Unidad de Neonatología. Métodos: Estudio cualitativo cuyo marco teórico es el Interaccionismo Simbólico. La población objeto de estudio estuvo constituida por profesionales de enfermería de la Unidad de Neonatología del Hospital Universitario La Paz. Los datos se recogieron mediante entrevistas en profundidad y se analizaron bajo Teoría Fundamentada como marco metodológico. Resultados: Se realizaron seis entrevistas y se alcanzó saturación de los datos. Se generaron 20 categorías y 12 subcategorías. Las participantes identificaron elementos que afectan a las interacciones entre la enfermera, los padres y el recién nacido, así como necesidad de individualizar los cuidados durante una evolución no lineal del neonato. Conclusiones: La figura de la enfermera resulta fundamental en el cuidado del recién nacido y de sus padres, de modo que la relación enfermera - padres - neonato resulta compleja, dinámica y única(AU)

ABSTRACT Introduction: A child birth is expected to bring feeling joy and illusion. This situation gets destroyed when the newborn requires admittance into a neonatal care unit, which causes the parents to feel sadness, fear and culpability. They feel the need for support and, by becoming active subjects in their child's care, their anxiety level decreases and their satisfaction improves. The family constitutes the nucleus of development for the newborn. Hence, the importance of nurse role in fostering family ties. Objective: To explore relationship nurse-parents-neonate from the perspective of the neonatal care unit nurse. Methods: Qualitative study whose theoretical framework is symbolic interactionism. The study population was made up by nursing professionals of the neonatal care unit of La Paz University Hospital. Data were collected through in-depth interviews and analyzed using grounded theory as methodological framework. Results: Six interviews were carried out and data saturation was achieved. Twenty categories and 12 subcategories were generated. The participants identified elements affecting the interactions between nurse, parents and newborn, as well as the need for individualizing care during the newborn non-linear evolution. Conclusions: The figure of the nurse is fundamental in the care of the newborn and the parents, which determines that the relationship nurse-parents-neonate is complex, dynamic and unique(AU)

Sobre uma alimentação correta: exploração do constructo ortorexia desde os núcleos essenciais do discurso experimental / On a correct diet: exploration of the orthorexia construct from the essential nuclei of experimental discourse

Objetivos: Explorar a experiência vivida por algumas mulheres preocupadas em seguir uma alimentação natural e orgânica. Método: Foi realizada a análise qualitativa do discurso a modo de bricolagem (análise de conteúdo temático e análise interpretativa fenomenológica, utilizando diferentes técnicas ad hoc). Resultados: A experiência subjetiva das mulheres consiste em um campo fenomenológico que define sua historicidade: passado, representado pelo tema "Por que escolheu comer assim"; presente, "Um otimismo recriado"; e futuro imaginado, "Ausência de doença como objeto de consciência ideal". Dito campo fenomenológico evolui, na experiência e no discurso, como uma dilatação intermitente do tema "A expansão da consciência no apetite correto". Conclusões: O constructo ortorexia e os discursos do apetite correto devem ser explorados em maior profundidade pela comunidade científica, a fim de investigar as ressonâncias do fenômeno em diferentes contextos: estigmatização social das pessoas preocupadas com uma alimentação saudável e, de modo associado, patologização da condição.