ATUAÇÃO DA ENFERMAGEM FRENTE A MULHER VÍTIMA DE VIOLÊNCIA SEXUAL

Abstract

Objective: Review and analyze the role of nurses in the context of women who are victims of sexual violence. Women have been the target of different types of violence, and sexual violence has become very common, regardless of social, economic, educational, and age group aspects. Intimidation, coercion, and threats are the elements that the abuser uses to force a sexual relationship against the woman's will, characterizing harassment, aggression, abuse, and/or rape. It is a humiliating, embarrassing situation that places the woman as a submissive being to the power of the man and his will. This also contributes to victims avoiding reporting, especially if they are assaulted by their partner, companion, friend, relative, or boyfriend, and in these cases, sexual orientation does not matter. A literature review was carried out, searching the Scielo databases, Virtual Health Library, college repositories and the selection resulted in 18 publications for analysis and discussion through a qualitative approach. The results show that sexual violence against women impacts Brazilian society and is reflected in public health services, which require a structure to welcome, assist and guide the victim, providing humanized and awareness-raising assistance, and it is the responsibility of the nursing professional to lead this process. It was concluded that in cases of sexual violence against women, the nurse's role should contrast with the daily care and reception in the public service network and seek to obtain more knowledge about the issue to better assist and care for the victim