The use of the "vulnerability" concept in the nursing area La utilización del concepto "vulnerabilidad" por enfermería A utilização do conceito "vulnerabilidade" pela enfermagem

• Main Authors: Lucia Yasuko Izumi Nichiata (Author), Maria Rita Bertolozzi (Author), Renata Ferreira Takahashi (Author), Lislaine Aparecida Fracolli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The objective of this article was to briefly retrieve the meaning of the vulnerability concept, which has been used in the healthcare area; also, to discuss how it has been used in the Nursing area. Amidst several different focuses and objects, studies have been attempting to overcome the classical...