title: [Camouflage and transparency].
abstract: This study establishes analogies between some universal symbols and death rituals developed in nursing, based on the comprehension of ELIADE. It shows the existent camouflage of these rituals in the nursing profession and points out to the need of eliciting (making transparent) these practices in order to enrich nursing practice, thus benefitting caretakers and patients.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermagem da UEP, Doutoranda EEUSP.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sobral
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Junqueira
mesh_terms: D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D009742:Nursing Theory; D013561:Symbolism; D013795:Thanatology