História da criação e implementação do conhecimento especializado em enfermagem em terapia intensiva em Juiz de Fora

Abstract

Introduction: the need for intensive care led to the creation of Intensive Care Units (ICUs), an area designed for patients of high clinical complexity and with a concentration of care technology. In order to provide quality care, the need arose for specialization in intensive care nursing. Objectives: to analyze the creation and implementation of the specialization course in intensive care at the Nursing School of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Method: documentary research organized into methodological units: historical field (New History, allowing for contextualized analysis of documents), dimension (Social History, including social relations, classes, estates and ideologies), domain (History of Nursing, emphasizing professional relations and the implementation of a new area of specialized knowledge), and approach (local history). Data analysis was based on Eliot Freidson's sociology of the professions. Results and Discussion: the course was conceived in 1999 and began in 2000. In its development, it sought to integrate nursing within the multi-professional team and training with a scientific basis and care practice. Final considerations: the structure planned and implemented in the course contributed to the training of specialists in the area, but also contributed to the professionalization of nursing and professional identity. The specialized training generated autonomy and appreciation for the professionals. In addition, the course promoted the linking and monitoring of nursing with technological advances and health care.