Thinking about finitude: an approach of the nursing care facing terminality

Dying and death are universal human experiences that are part of daily activities in a nursing team. This study aimed to analyze the implications of conceptions of nursing professionals about death and dying in the care provided to terminally ill patients in the general Intensive Care Unit of a refe...

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Main Authors: Ylana Karine Fonseca de Medeiros, Diego Bonfada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2012-08-01
Series:Rev Rene
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4046
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description Dying and death are universal human experiences that are part of daily activities in a nursing team. This study aimed to analyze the implications of conceptions of nursing professionals about death and dying in the care provided to terminally ill patients in the general Intensive Care Unit of a referral hospital in oncology in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Data collection occurred between June and August 2010 through free observation and semi-structured interviews and 11 nursing professionals were interviewed. For data analysis we chose the method of Thematic Analysis. The results pointed to a multitude of feelings and conceptual dimensions related to the process of death as determinants of the actions of care for dying patients. The work was concluded emphasizing the need for transformation strategies facing this reality that contribute to improve the quality of nursing care to terminally ill patients and their families.
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spelling doaj-art-0d5c47e7d3cf463d82341560e6aaa9f32025-08-21T13:31:38ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832012-08-01134Thinking about finitude: an approach of the nursing care facing terminalityYlana Karine Fonseca de MedeirosDiego BonfadaDying and death are universal human experiences that are part of daily activities in a nursing team. This study aimed to analyze the implications of conceptions of nursing professionals about death and dying in the care provided to terminally ill patients in the general Intensive Care Unit of a referral hospital in oncology in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Data collection occurred between June and August 2010 through free observation and semi-structured interviews and 11 nursing professionals were interviewed. For data analysis we chose the method of Thematic Analysis. The results pointed to a multitude of feelings and conceptual dimensions related to the process of death as determinants of the actions of care for dying patients. The work was concluded emphasizing the need for transformation strategies facing this reality that contribute to improve the quality of nursing care to terminally ill patients and their families.https://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4046DeathNursing TeamIntensive Care UnitsNursing Care.
spellingShingle Ylana Karine Fonseca de Medeiros
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Thinking about finitude: an approach of the nursing care facing terminality
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Nursing Care.
title Thinking about finitude: an approach of the nursing care facing terminality
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Nursing Team
Intensive Care Units
Nursing Care.
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