title: Social representations of biosecurity in nursing: occupational health and preventive care.
abstract: to understand the biosecurity social representations by primary care nursing professionals and analyze how they articulate with quality of care.
  exploratory and qualitative research based on social representation theory. The study participants were 36 nursing workers from primary health care in a state capital in the Northeast region of Brazil. The data were analyzed by descending hierarchical classification.
  five classes were obtained: occupational accidents suffered by professionals; occupational exposure to biological agents; biosecurity management in primary health care; the importance of personal protective equipment; and infection control and biosecurity.
  the different positions taken by the professionals seem to be based on a field of social representations related to the concept of biosecurity, namely exposure to accidents and risks to which they are exposed. However, occupational accidents are reported as inherent to the practice.
authors: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem Fundamental. Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
authors: Álvaro Francisco Lopes de
authors: ÁF
authors: Sousa
authors: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem Fundamental. Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
authors: Artur Acelino Francisco Luz Nunes
authors: AA
authors: Queiroz
authors: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem Fundamental. Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
authors: Layze Braz de
authors: LB
authors: Oliveira
authors: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors: Maria Eliete Batista
authors: ME
authors: Moura
authors: Universidade Federal do Piauí, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Teresina-PI, Brasil.
authors: Odinéa Maria Amorim
authors: OM
authors: Batista
authors: Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem Fundamental. Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.
authors: Denise de
authors: D
authors: Andrade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059017:Primary Care Nursing; D012637:Security Measures