STRENGTHS-BASED NURSING AND HEALTHCARE: PERCEPTION OF WOMEN IN A USUAL RISK MATERNITY HOSPITAL

Abstract

Objective: to present the perception of women hospitalized in a maternity hospital regarding the nursing care received, with the theoretical reference Strengths-Based Nursing and Healthcare, by Laurie Gottlieb. Method: exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Twenty puerperal women hospitalized in the period from November to December 2019, in a usual risk maternity hospital in Curitiba-PR, Brazil, were interviewed. Data were transcribed and categorized, using MaxQDA®2020 software, and content analysis was performed, according to Creswell’s steps. Results: two categories were established: “absence of elements of the theoretical framework”; and “presence of elements of the theoretical framework”. Conclusion: the theoretical framework was perceived by women in the care they received; they benefited from this model, understanding their active role in the delivery process. Developing this theoretical framework in usual-risk maternity hospitals and in other care realities is a window of opportunity for the development of nurses’ work.