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ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the experiences of intensive care unit nurses who provide care to patients with COVID-19. Methods: Qualitative study grounded in Alfred Schütz’s social phenomenology in which 20 nurses who work in intensive care units at public and private hospitals were interviewed between July and September 2020. Data were analyzed according to the adopted theoretical-methodological framework and the literature related to the subject. Results: The interviewed nurses mentioned demands about working conditions, professional recognition and training, and support to physical and mental health, which proved necessary considering the care intensity experienced by these professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Learning the nurses’ experiences evidenced the need to adjust to a new way of providing care that included the physical space, new institutional protocols, continuous use of protective equipment, and patients’ demand for special care. This originated the necessity to be around situations that interfered with their health and motivated them to carry out professional projects after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abstract Objective: To understand the health care experience of individuals with morbid obesity assisted in public healthcare services. Method: This was a qualitative study based on Alfred Schütz’s social phenomenology, carried out in the medical-surgical clinic of a public hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Interviews with open questions were conducted between January and April 2017. Results: Seventeen individuals with morbid obesity participated in the study. The findings revealed care(lessness) experiences of obese individuals in the Brazilian Healthcare System in terms of structure/logistics and human resources. Study participants shared care expectations about health care management and staff, and further considered the Primary Health Care service as a scenario of power to have their obesity-related care needs met. Conclusion: The findings need to be carefully (re)examined by the healthcare system’s micro- and macro management, as well as by health teaching and research personnel, in order to integrate, follow up and qualify care actions towards the prevention and control of obesity in public healthcare services.

ABSTRACT Objective Identify the knowledge produced on nursing interventions with people suffering from obesity in Primary Health Care. Method Integrative literature review of publications indexed in the databases: CINAHL, LILACS, MEDLINE, SciELO, SCOPUS and WEB OF SCIENCE, between 2011 and 2016. Results Thirty-three articles were selected. The knowledge produced covered two themes: “Counseling aimed at weight control and promotion of healthy lifestyle habits” and “Perception of Primary Health Care nurses regarding interventions with people with obesity.” Conclusion The results may help prompt reflections on professional training, management, and health services in terms of the relevance of nurses working with people suffering from obesity, with the support of digital technologies, motivational techniques, and nursing consultations. This could enhance their activities in the multiprofessional teams in which they participate at this healthcare level.

As observações do cotidiano na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTIn), as reflexões sobre a dicotomia entre a teoria, o discurso e o modo de atuação de muitos enfermeiros junto aos pais dos recém-nascidos, suscitaram-nos inquietações que nos levaram a desenvolver este estudo, com os objetivos de conhecer a vivência da enfermeira no cuidado ao recém-nascido e aos seus pais na UTIn e compreender como as enfermeiras vivenciam o processo de vínculo afetivo entre recém-nascidos internados em UTIn e seus pais. Realizamos a pesquisa de acordo com a abordagem da fenomenologia social de Alfred Schütz. Os sujeitos do estudo foram oito enfermeiras assistenciais, com experiências em UTIn de hospitais públicos e privados. Dentre as categorias concretas do vivido, que emergiram dos discursos, destacamos o Contato Humano. Os resultados da análise mostraram que as enfermeiras percebem-se como elo de aproximação entre filhos e pais e acreditam que exercem papel importante na formação de vínculo afetivo entre eles.Las observaciones de lo cotidiano en la Unidad de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTIn), las reflexiones sobre la dicotomía entre la teoría, el discurso y el modo de actuación de muchos enfermeros junto a los padres de los recién nacidos, nos suscitaron inquietudes que nos llevaron a desarrollar este estudio, con los objetivos de conocer la vivencia de la enfermera en el cuidado al recién nascido y a sus padres en la UTIn y comprender como las enfermeras experimentan el proceso de vínculo afectivo entre recién nascidos internados en UTIn y sus padres. Realizamos la investigación de acuerdo con el abordaje de la fenomenología social de Alfred Schütz. Los sujetos del estudio fueron ocho enfermeras asistenciales, con experiencias en UTIn de hospitales públicos y privados. Entre las categorías concretas de lo vivido, que emergieron de los discursos, destacamos el Contacto Humano. Los resultados del análisis mostraron que las enfermeras se perciben como un elemento de aproximación entre hijos y padres y creen que ejercen un papel importante en la formación de un vínculo afectivo entre ellos.The study was motivated by observations of the routine at neonatal intensive care units (NICU), thoughts about the dichotomy between theory, discourse, and the practice of many nurses towards the newborns' parents. The objectives were to learn about nurses' experiences regarding neonatal care to newborns and their parents, and to understand how nurses experience the process of affective attachment between newborns hospitalized at NICUs and their parents. This study was developed according to the social phenomenology approach of Alfred Schütz. Study subjects were eight practical nurses who had worked at NICU of public and private hospitals. Categories of experience emerged from the discourses, including Human Contact. The analysis revealed that nurses see themselves as the connection between parents and children, and believe they play an important role in creating the affective attachment between parent and child.