ABSTRACT
Objective:
to know the social representations of nurses about the nursing care provided to women in situations of sexual violence.
Method:
qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study, based on the Social Representations Theory, conducted in a reference center of a University Hospital in southern Brazil. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews with 20 nurses. The interviews were submitted to content analysis with the support of the Qualitative Data Analysis Mine software.
Results:
they reveal, in the experience of the care provided, representations such as: conducts developed by nurses; difficulties encountered in the development of care activities for women in situations of sexual violence; and suggestions to improve care for these women.
Conclusion:
the social representations of nurses about the nursing care provided to women in situations of sexual violence are anchored in the execution of protocols in a humanized way, objectified in the notion of reception.
DESCRIPTORS:
Sexual Violence; Sexual Offenses; Women; Nursing Care; Social Theory