Directives will advance: perceptions about the applicability in newborn and pediatric context
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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179769227887Keywords:
Advance directives, Nursing, Ethics, Child, DeathAbstract
Aim: to know the perception of the health professionals about the applicability of the anticipated directives of will in the neonatal and pediatric context. Method: qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study, developed in pediatric and neonatal pediatric hospitalization units - of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Participated 16 professionals of the nursing and medical team. The collections took place through a semistructured interview, from September to October, 2015. A discursive textual analysis was performed. Results: Evidenced aspects that hinder the applicability of the Directives, such as: denial of death attitudes, weak communication, understanding of death as an event of a punctual nature, post hierarchy and professional instrumentalization. As facilitators, such as professional (multi) interaction, bonding and support in spirituality. Final considerations: There is a misunderstanding and unease about death and all its personal significance, reflecting the difficulty of applying the Directives in this context.Downloads
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