Vol. 13 No. 1 (2009): Journal of Nursing Pensar Enfermagem
Original Articles

Necessidade e Necessidades: revisitando o seu uso em enfermagem

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  • Joaquim Coelho Rosa,
  • Marta Lima Basto
Joaquim Coelho Rosa
Filósofo, Doutor em Filosofia, Investigador da ui&de
Marta Lima Basto
Enfermeira, Doutor em Psicologia Social, Investigadora da ui&de e Membro da Comissão Científica do Doutoramento em Enfermagem da Universidade de Lisboa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56732/pensarenf.v13i1.21

Published 2009-07-01

Keywords

  • need,
  • needs,
  • theoretical development in nursing,
  • nursing client

How to Cite

Coelho Rosa, J. ., & Lima Basto, M. . (2009). Necessidade e Necessidades: revisitando o seu uso em enfermagem. Pensar Enfermagem, 13(1), 13–23. https://doi.org/10.56732/pensarenf.v13i1.21
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Abstract

Conceptual clarification is part of the development process of a discipline. In Nursing, the word needs has been extensively used and maybe abused. The present article discusses the use of the word and the concepts “necessary”, “need” and “needs” from a philosophical perspective, namely aristotelic. Means of “needs” used in nursing theorization are analysed as well as in the professional discourse. Probable intervening factors are identified. The concept “needs” is contextualized according to time and stage of nursing theoretical development and exaggerations are pointed out. A concept of needs is proposed, considering the person cared for as central in determining the necessary care.

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