REASONS FOR EMPOWERMENT IN NURSING: REFLECTIONS IN LIGHT OF ALFRED SCHUTZ MOTIVOS PARA O EMPODERAMENTO DA ENFERMAGEM: REFLExÕES À LUZ DE ALFRED SCHUTZ MOTIVOS PARA EL EMPODERAMIENTO DE LA ENFERMERíA: REFLExIONES A LA LUZ DE ALFRED SCHUTZ Reflective Article

This was a reflective study based on the question: what are the current challenges (the reasons-for) for the affirmation of empowerment in nursing practices? We aimed to reflect on the reasons-for the empowerment in nursing, based on the theoretical framework of Alfred Schutz. Understanding the reasons-for as a set of things to be established, the purpose to be achieved, the project to be conducted, and the willingness to do so, we reflected on such motives, seeking the affirmation of empowerment in nursing, embracing: nursing practice as intentionally constructed action; scientific knowledge that did not negate the biographical situation of the subjects; practices that resulted in a face-to-face relationship; and systemic care inserted into the complexity of everyday lives. We concluded that reflecting on the reasons-for the empowerment in nursing meant the highlighting of many challenges outlined in the current panorama of this profession.