Nursing now Brazil: knowledge and perspectives of nurses in an emergency care unit

Abstract

Objective: To understand nurses' knowledge and perspectives on the Nursing Now Brazil campaign. Method: This is an exploratory descriptive research, with a qualitative approach, using the "Snowball" methodology. The "Snowball" technique consists of a non-probabilistic sample where the individuals selected initially indicate other participants. The population consisted of nurses from the Sarandi / PR Emergency Care Unit, the interviews were recorded and later transcribed and analyzed by Bardin's content analysis. Results: Three categories emerged: Different perceptions and knowledge of the Nursing Now Brazil campaign by nurses, Ignorance of nurses about the Nursing Now Brazil campaign and Improvements in nursing: hope versus devaluation. Conclusion: It became evident that the Nursing Now Brazil campaign is still little known and disseminated among nursing professionals, there is also the presence of the feeling of hope in the constant search for improvements and enhancement of the professional class.