An ethnography approach as in a way of extending nursing care

The ethnography is a method which is appropriated to find the way of living, people’s experiences, feelings, patterns, meanings, attitudes, behaviors and actions. The study’s purpose consisted of talking about an ethnography approach as a way for extending a nursing caring. An ethnographic approach...

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Authors: Vieira, Luiza Jane Eyre de Souza, Barroso, Maria Grasiela Teixeira
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2001
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Repository:Rev Rene (Online)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufc:article/5793
Online Access:http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/5793
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Accidents
Child
Cultural Anthopology
Ethnography
Nursing.
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Summary:The ethnography is a method which is appropriated to find the way of living, people’s experiences, feelings, patterns, meanings, attitudes, behaviors and actions. The study’s purpose consisted of talking about an ethnography approach as a way for extending a nursing caring. An ethnographic approach was used as methodology. The description of cultural domains showed how the families had perceived poisoning cases with their children, how the families had felt and which sociocultural factors, accord to world view’s families, that are influencing in children’ safety. Understanding that ethnographic studies to provide a knowledge about the natural environment of the people and they become useful in planning and implementing the guidelines which are present at nursing caring.