El cuidado Enfermero en la Consulta de Enfermería Intercultural de la Asociación Civil Idas y Vueltas, Montevideo-Uruguay

Abstract

The process of globalization initiated several decades ago has increased the complexity of the migratory phenomenon and generated changes in the sociocultural reality of the host countries and as such, in Uruguay. In the health field, health providers and their professionals must respond to specific demands generated by sociodemography and the specific needs of migration. As a social contribution, a nursing consultation with an intercultural approach was created in the Idas y Vueltas civil association, developping direct care and managing the integration of migrants into the health system. The objectives of the study are to identify relevant sociodemographic characteristics of the population served and to know the prevalent dimensions of nursing care in the care process. A descriptive, quantitative and retrospective methodology was carried out. The universe was all the migrants that attended the association and the sample, those that demanded the consultation of intercultural nursing. The nursing attention process was used as instrument and the ethical precepts that protect the confidentiality of the data were fulfilled. Their results showed the predominance of a young, female population from Latin America, as well as the need to implement the role of nursing in case management. It is concluded that the research provides updated data from the nursing perspective, which will contribute to the development of intercultural care and an advanced practice in the discipline. It also guides the design of public strategies in migratory health, in order to improve the quality and efficiency of care.