Aim: to know the satisfaction of nursing technicians and assistants in relation to a fixed time-off schedule. Methods: qualitative research project, carried out in an inpatient unit of a university hospital, in Southern Brazil, between October and November 2013. Data collection occurred through interviews with 11 nursing technicians and assistants, who were individually interviewed. Data were analyzed using the...
This article discusses the production of meanings on nurses in Hollywood films. It aimed at studying how these films have depicted nurses, and meanings are built by the stories told. The body of analysis consisted of Hollywood films, and data were collected according to Rose. The following discourse analysis categories were identified: the nurse as the hospital normalizer, the nurse as a subordinate and low-ran...