Perception of nursing professionals in assisting children with cancer

Authors

  • Débora Maria Bastos Pereira Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Karine Bertoldi Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS
  • Adriana Roese Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1349-9560

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769213426

Keywords:

Criança hospitalizada, Relações profissional-paciente, Pediatria, Oncologia

Abstract

Aim: to analyze the experience of a nursing staff in the care of children with cancer in a Pediatric Unit of a University Hospital in southern Brazil. Method: it is a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory research. Data were collected through interviews and the analysis was carried out through thematic categorization. Results: it was observed that the professionals had difficulties in Pediatric Oncology work due to the approximation with feelings of pain, suffering and death. The professionals expressed various feelings in relation to the care, which ranged from sorrow to not considering differences in relation to other pediatric patients. Conclusion: it is necessary to provide the staff with psychological support and training programs so that they can better tackle with the feelings that the disease causes on professionals and to qualify the care of the children and their families

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Author Biographies

Débora Maria Bastos Pereira, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS

Enfermeira, Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação: Ciências em Gastroenterologia e Hepatologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Enfermeira do Centro de Pesquisa Clínica no Serviço de Genética do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre.

Karine Bertoldi, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

Enfermeira. Bolsista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Fisiologia), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

Adriana Roese, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS

Doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Docente do Curso de Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul.

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Published

2015-04-06

How to Cite

Pereira, D. M. B., Bertoldi, K., & Roese, A. (2015). Perception of nursing professionals in assisting children with cancer. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 5(1), 112–120. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769213426

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015)

Section

Artigos Originais

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