ABSTRACT
Objective
to analyze the practicalities and difficulties perceived by graduates of a post-graduate program in Stomatherapy to perform in the world of work.
Methods
a qualitative research study, developed with 22 graduates from a Postgraduate course in Nursing in Stomatherapy, from a public university in the Southeast of Brazil. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews, between January and April 2018. The interviews were treated based on the Thematic Content Analysis.
Results
the following were learned as practicalities: recognition of the specialist, professional autonomy, knowledge acquired through specialization, availability of care technologies. As hindering factors, the following were cited: lack of human and material resources, low remuneration of the specialist, unfavorable institutional policy, lack of appreciation for the stomatherapist.
Conclusion and implication for the practice
the difficulties analyzed in the study were predominantly linked to the configuration of the world of work, whose foundations are based on the neoliberal ideas of the minimum state and the wiping out of the public machinery.
Keywords:
Job Market; Nursing; Specialties nursing; Professional role; Work