PERCEPÇÃO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DE ENFERMAGEM SOBRE O SEU CONSELHO DE CLASSE.

Objective: to analyze the perception of nursing professionals about the role of their class council as a monitoring body for professional practice. Method: exploratory, descriptive study, with quantitative approach, developed in a university hospital, private health network, in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brasil. The sample consisted of 15 nursing professionals. Results: distributed in two variables called "the role of the class council" and "responsibilities and duties to the profession", where 73% of professionals recognize the council as a supervisory body. Conclusion: it can be seen that nursing professionals recognize the true role of their supervisory board, but sometimes they also assign the functions that should be performed by unions of the category to Nursing Regional Council. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]