title: [Concepts of care under perspective of students of a post-graduation program in nursing].
abstract: This study aimed at better understanding the notions or conceptions of care, as constructed by students of a Post-Graduate Nursing Program in the south of Brazil, by analyzing 362 master's degree dissertations published from 1978 to 2002. In these experiences of investigative care practice, the following categories were found: types of care, context of care, and the purpose or aim of care. The data showed different notions or concepts, on which considerations on the importance of these concepts for nurses' training and practice.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Bolsista CNPq/GEPADES. keyla@nfr.ufsc.br
authors.forename: Keyla Cristiane do
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Nascimento
authors.forename: Alacoque Lorenzini
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Erdmann
authors.forename: Joséte Luzia
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marcelino
authors.forename: Juliana Aparecida
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic; D001938:Brazil; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards