Percepção dos enfermeiros acerca da assistência aos usuários de álcool e outras drogas no Centro de Atenção Psicossocial.

Abstract

The way the drugs use have been seen today, differs from earlier eras in which the Brazilian public health was not engaging properly with the serious problem of prevention and treatment of disorders associated with alcohol and other drugs. Thus, this study aimed at analyzing the perception of nurses regarding the care of drug and alcohol users in psychosocial attention center of Sousa city in Paraiba, as well as to characterize the nursing care directed to users of CAPS ad; to identify the conduct of work used during the service users and describe the difficulties in operationalizing the model of care proposed by the CAPS ad. This research is descriptive, exploratory, with qualitative approach of data. Data were collected after approval by the Ethics Committee in Research. To collect data we used a sociodemographic questionnaire and a roadmap of semi-structured interview. Three nurses participated of the survey. Data were analyzed as guides to thematic content analysis proposed by Minayo (2004). Data analysis showed that professionals realize that the policies within the service to users of alcohol and other drugs is well advanced, but much remains to be achieved in this area, especially in regard to training and service structure , which has compromised the quality of care. It noticed also that the existence of an interdisciplinary team not only improves the way nurses attend to this population, but also the attention as a whole, because it facilitates the inclusion of users in the therapeutic project. Moreover, it was observed that the prospect of harm reduction is the best way to achieve abstinence, effectively. Professionals report that deinstitutionalization was and is a process of change that offers the best expectations and freedom not only to the user, but also to professional that allows social rehabilitation and psychosocial rehabilitation. You can see from the speech of most professionals that the deployment of ad CAPS III, for users in withdrawal symptoms, could ultimately improve the care provided, supporting a complementary way. Therefore, identifying the relevance of this study for the academic community to contribute to discussion and reflection about the issues of daily work of nurses in mental health but also to society, to propagate a diagnosis of assistance Nursing offered in community mental health services. It is hoped also that this work will serve as analysis and reflection on the current situation of such assistance, serving as an instrument for future interventions to promote transformative practices in the treatment of users of alcohol and other drugs. And that it might have been a transformation in practices offered to users and their families, providing more access and right treatment to the unique needs of each individual. In addition to a permanent education for health professionals working in this area.