[Concepts of care under perspective of students of a post-graduation program in nursing].
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.
Nascimento
Keyla Cristiane do
KC
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Bolsista CNPq/GEPADES. keyla@nfr.ufsc.br
Erdmann
Alacoque Lorenzini
AL
Leite
Joséte Luzia
JL
Marcelino
Gabriela
G
Ribeiro
Juliana Aparecida
JA
D004212:Academic Dissertations as Topic; D001938:Brazil; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards