The role of nurse in front of child violence in primary care

Abstract

Child violence is a growing reality in Brazil, becoming a serious public health problem. Primary care becomes the ideal environment to face this theme due to the bond between professional and the community, with nurses having a fundamental role to intervene in the cycle of violence and not allow its perpetuation. However, it is noted that nurses do not know their role in relation to this topic, often placing themselves as incapable of intervening in these cases, so the objective of this article is to study the role of nurses in the face of child violence and victimization in primary care through critical bibliographic review of articles. The study made it possible to highlight three main roles of nurses in relation to these cases in primary care, namely: case identification, compulsory notification and prevention and promotion. However, it became evident that the professionals face many limits and challenges, showing themselves as the main ones the absence of training and qualification, fear and absence of support flowchart. Thus, concluding the relevance of the approach of the theme in the curriculum of the nursing course and the need for an organized and articulated support network to face these cases.