A inserção do homem na enfermagem piauiense

Abstract

This study seeks to describe how the male insertion in the profession happenedinthe state of Piauí and how the professional staff currently is. To analyzetheinsertionof men in nursing in Piauí. This is a socio-historical documentary exploratory,descriptive, retrospective study. The study scenario was the Regional Council ofNursing-COREN/PI. The sample was composed of nursing professionals enrolledinthe Regional Council of Nursing of Piauí since 1975, when COREN/PI wascreated.Data collection was carried out from July to September 2021. The researchrevealeda significant increase in male insertion in nursing over the years, accordingtodatamade available by COREN, in the first years of its emergence it showedanabsenceof men in the profession, only in 1979 there was the first man enrolled intheCouncil.It is possible to observe the male growth in the profession. In the years from1979to1999, the average number of members was 2.3 men per year; in the first tenyearsofthe 20th century, the average was 26.4; between 2010 and 2020, thisnumberreached an average of approximately 150 members per year, which showsthat therehas been a recent progressive increase. However, the present study haddifficultiesin reaching its objectives for not having sufficient records to support theanalysisofthis entry of the man in Professional Nursing in the State of Piauí, leavinghistorical landmarks such as when this insertion into the labor market began without ananswer,successfully reaching the data of the registrations of these professionalsatCOREN/PI since its creation until the year 2020. Keywords: HistoryofNursing. Enfermeiro. Men.