Introduction:

in phenomenology care is consolidated in order to be active in every human behavior. Therefore, being careful the essence of nursing, to think of this in its phenomenological sense, we stick to the essence and sense of caring.

Objective:

to carry out the survey the knowledge productions aimed care through nursing in phenomenology and present their contributions to care.

Methods:

study of integrative review of critical feature and retrospective. Search strategy: keyword use "phenomenology" and descriptors "nursing care" and "health". The search occurred in: MEDLINE; LILACS; BDENF and SCOPUS. Inclusion criteria: articles published between the years 2010 - 2015 in the languages Portuguese, English and Spanish, presenting adherence to the theme, and to see covered in the philosophical referential adopted. Exclusion criteria: review articles, theoretical or reflection, and those who did not show adherence to care issues in nursing with phenomenological approach. 26 articles were analyzed.

Conclusions:

the phenomenological care finds its most significant development on the social dimension, appropriating and understanding the subject permeated by their experiences, experiences and meanings, without forgetting families involved in the care process and health professionals, which demonstrates the importance these have their biopsychosocial cared spheres so that care is done substantial and effective.

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