title: [The meaning of care in the perspective of nurse aides students].
abstract: This is a descriptive exploratory study. It aims to identify the meaning of care in Nursing on the perspective o eighteen Nurse aides students. To collect the data, it was asked to the students to write down an answer to the following question: "What is the meaning of care to me?" The data was separated in groups that pointed to two categories and their elements: the expressive care and the professional care. Expressive care presented itself as: affection, giving, being present, protection, concerning, being available, understanding, respecting, comforting, being responsible, solidarity, providing security, having intention, sharing/exchanging. Professional care showed to be: assist/care, technical competence, professional knowledge and to like what is done.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Enfermagem do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Crossetti
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Scola
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buógo
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000193:education*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000523:psychology