Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Analyze perspectives of nursing care provided to vulnerable populations.
METHOD
This is a theoretical-reflective study based on the Vulnerability and Human Rights framework.
RESULTS
The psychosocial approach to vulnerability has allowed the resignification of the notion of the health needs of vulnerable populations through a position that favors addressing right violations that mark the life of these people. It has also allowed to develop a discussion on the use of the expression ‘key populations’ to prioritize these groups in health actions and their normative and moralizing developments contrary to right protection and the humanistic foundations of care.
CONCLUSION
When developing these arguments, this study concluded that, in order to overcome the challenges of providing nursing care to these populations, new perspectives about the human existence should be considered starting from the defense of their diversity and equal rights.
Keywords:
Nursing care; Health vulnerability; Human rights