title: [The representation of care in the cultural image of nursing].
abstract: We analyzed Sergipan nurses' life stories, related to the cultural image of Nursing perceived in their professional choice, in order to assist students in this professional identification. Subjects were divided into four chronological groups, from retired nurses to those who had been graduated for 5 years, all of whom chose Nursing as their preferred career. We used the Social Representation approach in the cultural systems to analyze the life stories. Findings were analyzed through categories and themes, and it was presented by graphics and tables. Care was identified as a permanent cultural trace and it was verbalized using words from charity, religion to scientific Nursing and professionalism, to describe scientific knowledge and humanism, with temporal configuration.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem e Nutrição do Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde da Universidade Federal de Sergipe.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Vieira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D001938:Brazil; D002321:Career Choice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012938:Social Perception; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: A representação do cuidar na imagem cultural da enfermagem.