Analysis of the guiding rules of the nurse technician’s practice in Brazil

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the normative bases that guide the nurse technician’s practice, clarifying how the performance of this category happens. Methods: this is a qualitative study of exploratory and descriptive nature and of documentary type, held on the basis of the resolutions of the Brazilian Federal Nursing Council (Cofen). From a total of 364 resolutions published from 1975 to 2018, 15 accounted for the objective of the study and were therefore selected. Results: this study systematized two analytical categories: areas of practice of the nurse technician, according to Cofen resolutions; and description of the professional’s activities based on the resolutions. Final Considerations: the analysis of the normative bases that guide the nurse technician’s practice leads to the conclusion of a possible frailty of theoretical and normative content to justify the practice of these professionals.

摘要
研究目的：分析指导护理技术员执业的规范性依据，阐明该类专业人员的执业开展方式。
研究方法：本研究为兼具探索性与描述性属性的定性文献研究，以巴西联邦护理委员会（Brazilian Federal Nursing Council, Cofen）的决议为研究基础。本研究纳入1975年至2018年发布的共计364项决议，其中契合本研究目标的共15项，最终纳入分析。
研究结果：本研究梳理出两类分析范畴：一是基于巴西联邦护理委员会决议界定的护理技术员执业领域；二是基于上述决议的专业人员活动描述。
研究结论：对指导护理技术员执业的规范性依据进行分析后可得出结论，当前的理论与规范性内容或不足以支撑该类专业人员的执业活动。