EMPODERAMENTO: REFLEXÕES NO CONTEXTO DAS VULNERABILIDADES E DAS PRÁTICAS DE ENFERMAGEM.

Objective: to share the experience of a culture circle about empowerment in the context of health vulnerabilities and nursing practices. Method: experience report, involving professors and students of a Postgraduate Program in Nursing, of a public university in southern Brazil. The culture circle was held using word-hunting, music videos, making concepts about empowerment in the context of women, indigenous and black, going through the stages of Paulo Freire's research itinerary. Results: the participants demonstrated knowledge of Freire's assumptions, highlighting the relevance of empowerment, constituted by the dynamic process of awareness. In situations of health vulnerabilities, nurses act in favor of the empowerment of these populations, through educational and emancipatory activities, based on the health conditions and reality of these people. Conclusion: the culture circle promoted reflection-actionreflection on situations of health vulnerability and on nursing praxis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]