Changes in professional practice in the mental health area against brazilian psychiatric reform in the vision of the nursing team

Abstract

Descriptive qualitative study conducted in 2010 in a hospital specialized in psychiatry, in Paraná. Objective: To verify the changes in professional practice resulting from the Psychiatric Reform in view of the nursing team. Methods: Participants were 15 nurses. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and the results organized into thematic categories. Results: It was obtained that the subjects perceived changes in the organization of care and in order to assist the person with a mental problems, the importance of the multidisciplinary team in this process and the transformation of the role of nursing staff and the nurse in the face of new forms of treatment arising. Conclusion: There are advances resulting from the Reform and they directly interfere in the formation and performance of nursing teams generating the need for preparation and training of these professionals.