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Identity's configuration of nurses of a mobile emergency care service

This study considers the configuration of the identity of nurses working in a Mobile Emergency Care Service, based on the model of Dubar. This is a qualitative study, in which data were collected mainly through interviews, with nurses and other team members, and analyzed according to the technique of content analysis. About the identity of the nurse, the results point to a different subject, experienced, lonely, closer to the welfare activities, in search of training and recognition, wrapped in complex labor relations. Due the limitations of research and the issues that emerged in the research process, suggestions for future research are aligned at the end of the article.

Nurses; Nurses male; Emergency nursing; Emergency medical services; Identity crisis


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