THE ROLE OF THE NURSE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF INDIGENOUS CARE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: To delimit the role of nursing professionals in relation to their responsibilities in the indigenous context. Methods: This is a descriptive and exploratory study, in which the methodology adopted was the Integrative Literature Review, carried out in databases of virtual libraries, such as Scielo (Scientific Electronic Library Online), Lilacs (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences), VHL (Virtual Health Library), Medline (Online System for Analysis and Retrieval of Medical Literature) and Pubmed (National Library of Medicine of the USA [NLM]). Results: Nurses play a crucial role in indigenous health care; However, it is notable that the provision of this assistance faces difficulties, such as access. Despite the notorious deficiencies in the coverage of services provided to indigenous peoples, professionals perform their functions in the most competent way possible, even in the face of the frequent deficit in training on the part of institutions and the lack of understanding of the cultures of the ethnic groups with which they work. Final Considerations: In the unleashing of nursing work, there are several challenges in relation to the context of the provision of indigenous assistance. It is concluded that the improvement in the implementation of policies in a comprehensive manner by the managers of the three spheres is relevant, when applying such policies throughout the process of assistance to the local community.