Objective:
To know the divergences related to the care actions provided to newborns in the Obstetric Center of a public hospital, under the viewpoint of nurses.
Methods:
This is a qualitative research conducted with the nurses in the Obstetric Center of a public hospital. The data collection took place between September/2011 and April/2012 and encompassed statements resulting from interviews and workshops. The analysis followed the steps of absorption, synthesis, theorization and transfer.
Results:
Four categories were created: Comprehension of the care of newborns; Care focused on the human being or on technique; Lack of unique routine for caring and Strategies to tailor the care to the newborn. The main divergences refer to the prioritization of care actions, sometimes focused on the person, sometimes focused on the technique; disagreements in relation to schedules, materials and techniques adopted in practice and in the literature, situations that might interfere in the care and in the parents/newborns bond. In order to overcome these divergences, we have suggested training/integration of professionals and collective construction of a proposal of care based on the good practices.
Conclusion:
The study has expanded knowledge and generated changes in daily care.
Newborn; Nursing Care. Nurses; Neonatal Nursing