title: [Group process in nursing: possibilities and limits].
abstract: This paper describes our study trajectory and reflection on the use of groups in Care. Through a qualitative perspective we aim at identifying, under the interviewees perception, the aspects which motivate them for this activity, their learning sources and their group concrete experiences relevant topics. We have verified that nurses recognize the therapeutic value of this work which promotes them adequate structural and physical conditions. However, it has been observed that one of the limiting factor for this activity is the difficulty of dealing with group situations which reveal the nuances of human feeling indicating that the group coordinator nurse besides needing theoretical resources, he also needs to exercise his self-knowledge in order to provide a group relationship and environment able to optimize this activity therapeutic value.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Graduação em Enfermagem, Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro Uberaba-MG.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Munari
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006126:Group Processes; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D009042:Motivation; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires