Formação do acadêmico de enfermagem: vivência no acolhimento de pessoas em situação de rua

Abstract

The number of people who do not have any kind of housing has been increasing in Brazil. Alcohol and drug abuse, family problems, unemployment, and high real estate prices and rents are some of the reasons that cause this social problem. Given this scenario, there are people who feel solidarity with the situation and seek ways to shelter these people so that they can have better living conditions. Thus, this article aims to report the experience lived by a nursing student in a philanthropic institution located in the city of Uberlândia-MG. The experience began during the Mental Health course, offered in the eighth period of the Nursing undergraduate course at the Federal University of Uberlândia. Through the activities carried out, it was possible to get closer to the users life story, the situations that took them to the streets, the associated mental disorders, the current rehabilitation process, and the future perspectives. This experience generated understanding of the importance of this project both for civil society and for the human, critical, and reflective formation of the nursing professional.