Atuação da enfermagem na assistência a população indígena do polo base do interior do Amazonas

Vanessa  de Oliveira Gomes; Deyvylan  Araujo Reis

doi:10.36489/nursing.2022v25i284p7063-7074

Authors

Vanessa de Oliveira Gomes Estudante, Graduanda em Enfermagem, Discente da Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Coari-AM, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1710-5680
Deyvylan Araujo Reis Enfermeiro. Doutor em Ciências, no Programa: Enfermagem na Saúde do Adulto. Docente Adjunto da Escola de Enfermagem de Manaus (EEM) da Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus-AM, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9314-3745

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2022v25i284p7063-7074

Keywords:

Cuidados de Enfermagem, Serviços de Saúde do Indígena, Profissionais de Enfermagem

Abstract

Objective: to understand the performance of the nursing team in assisting the indigenous population of the Mamori hub. Method: descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study with a qualitative approach, conducted in the period from December 2019 to January 2020, with five nurses and eight nursing technicians who provide care in the Mamori hub in the municipality of Eirunepé in the State of Amazonas. The data were collected through an interview script, after they were transcribed in full and subjected to data analysis, which followed the steps of Minayo's thematic analysis. Results: two categories were identified, unveiling the actions of the nursing team (1), and the update to the social and cultural context of indigenous peoples (2). Conclusion: the nursing team performs an active action according to the specificities of the two ethnicities, by having a creative assistance, making use of strategies that relate to and respect the traditional knowledge.