title: [Nursing consultation in an HIV/AIDS outpatient clinic: patients' perception].
abstract: The study aims to understand the patients' perception regarding the nursing consultation at an outpatient clinic for Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in the city of Fortaleza-CE (State of Ceará). This is an exploratory and descriptive qualitative approach. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with fifteen patients of this institution and analyzed with the support of content analysis. The nursing consultation was reported by patients as a learning moment, focused onproviding information. The trust and emotional support provided by the professional act as a support to the conflicts experienced by the patients, allowing the construction of a new perspective of the disease. We believe that the implementation of the nursing consultation in a dialogic perspective can provide a new meaning to the conflicts surrounding the patients' illness.
authors: Enfermeira da Estratégia Saúde da Família, Caucaia, Ceará, Brasil. simara.macedo@bol.com.br
authors: Simara Moreira
authors: SM
authors: de Macêdo
authors: Márcia Cristina dos Santos
authors: MC
authors: Sena
authors: Karla Corrêa Lima
authors: KC
authors: Miranda
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000451:nursing; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012017:Referral and Consultation