Micro-powers in the daily work of hospital nursing: an approximation to the thinking of Foucault [Micropoderes no cotidiano do trabalho de enfermagem hospitalar: uma aproximação do pensamento de Foucault] [Micropoderes en el cotidiano del trabajo de enfermería hospitalaria: una aproximación del pensamiento de Foucault]
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https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2018.30716Keywords:
Nursding, work, hospitals, Foucault’s thought.Abstract
Objectives: to examine and discuss micro-powers in the daily work of hospital nursing, in the light of the thinking of Foucault. Content: the point of departure was a historical analysis of the division of labor at hospitals and in nursing, which evidenced features in common with the concepts of micro-powers discussed by Foucault. Patterns of behavior and discipline were found to exist in the practice of nursing that are compatible with Foucault’s theoretical assumptions. Conclusion: this issue needs to be discussed in greater depth for a broader understanding of the professional practice of hospital nursing, as well as to establish mechanisms that enable workers to examine their daily activities with a view to modifying postures and behavior. Mobilization and collective involvement are also necessary for processes of change to take place in the power relations that permeate the nursing profession.
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Objetivos: discutir e analisar os micropoderes existentes no cotidiano do trabalho de enfermagem hospitalar, de acordo com o pensamento de Foucault. Conteúdo: o ponto de partida é a análise história da divisão do trabalho, na área hospitalar e da enfermagem, em que se evidenciam características comuns aos conceitos de micropoderes discutidos por Foucault. Constata-se a existência de padrões de comportamento e disciplina na atuação da enfermagem hospitalar que são compatíveis com os pressupostos teóricos foucaultianos. Conclusão: é necessário aprofundamento das discussões sobre esta temática com intuito de ampliar o entendimento acerca da prática profissional da enfermagem hospitalar, bem como estabelecer mecanismos que possibilitem a análise pelos trabalhadores de seu cotidiano visando à transformação de posturas e comportamentos. São necessários mobilização e envolvimento coletivo para que processos de mudança aconteçam nas relações de poder que permeiam a profissão de enfermagem.
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Objetivos: discutir y analizar los micropoderes existentes en el cotidiano del trabajo de enfermería hospitalaria, de acuerdo con el pensamiento de Foucault. Contenido: el punto de partida es el análisis histórico de la división del trabajo, en el área hospitalaria y de la enfermería, en que quedan evidentes las características comunes a los conceptos de micropoderes discutidos por Foucault. Se constata la existencia de patrones de comportamiento y disciplina en la actuación de la enfermería hospitalaria que son compatibles con los presupuestos teóricos foucaultianos. Conclusión: es necesario profundizar las discusiones sobre esta temática con el propósito de ampliar el entendimiento acerca de la práctica profesional de la enfermería hospitalaria, así como establecer mecanismos que posibiliten que los trabajadores hagan el análisis de su cotidiano con vistas a la transformación de posturas y comportamientos. Se apunta, además, la necesidad de movilización e implicación colectiva para que procesos de cambio ocurran en las relaciones de poder que impregnan la profesión de enfermería.
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