THE NURSE'S ROLE IN WELCOME TO VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (Atena Editora)

Abstract

The violence against women is defined as any act or omission that causes injury, death, physical, sexual, psychological suffering, property or moral damage. Welcoming these demands and providing assistance to these patients is part of the health rights proposed by the Unified Health System (SUS), since this issue is considered a serious public health problem. The study aimed to highlight the role of nurses in welcoming victims of violence against women. This article is characterized as a systematic literature review. 17 scientific articles found in the databases Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo), Academic Google, Conference Annals, specialized journals and other data used in this work were taken from United Nations (UN) websites - Women, Pan Americana de Saúde (PAHO) – Brazil and the State Department of Public Security of the Federal District (SESP/DF). The terms used to search for these works and data were: gender violence, violence, nursing care for victims and domestic violence. The work was carried out from February to May 2020. Data on violence against women in the Federal District showed an increase of 73% in cases of femicide from 2016 to 2019 and also an increase in cases of domestic and sexual violence. The violence suffered by the simple fact of being a woman, regardless of her characteristics, is the product of a social system that subordinates the female sex. It was observed that such events are more favorable in underdeveloped countries, concluding that it is necessary to strengthen policies to eradicate all types of violence against women, offering an efficient multidisciplinary support network.