Percepção ambiental de professores de enfermagem da UCSal: reflexões sobre o conhecimento, à partir de uma pesquisa de opinião

Abstract

Environmental perception is understood as an awareness of the environment by man. Each individual perceives, reacts and responds differently to actions on the environment, and the study of environmental perception is of fundamental importance to better understand the interrelationship between man and the environment. The following research had as main interest to analyze the environmental perception of nursing teachers and whether it achieves the connection with the stimulation of an environmental awareness in students. This is a qualitative study, of the exploratory type with professors from the Faculty of Nursing being excluded those who are away for any reason from their function. The study was carried out in a private philanthropic university located in the city of Salvador/BA. Environmental perception goes beyond the reductionist concept, focused only on biological order and epidemiological factors; the conceptions brought by teachers establish a strong connection between environmental factors and health and disease constraints, but the environmental/ecological issue is still incipient, both in discourse and practice. It is necessary to qualify and stimulate professionals to plan and intervene in the environmental reality, in conservation, preservation, prevention and mitigation the negative effects of the environment on human life. Only in this way, it is possible to sustain an integral and integrative care, which goes beyond the physical dimension.