NURSING EXPERIENCES AND DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES REGARDING CARE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Authors

  • Aline de Oliveira Moreira Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • Hérica de Araújo Sousa Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • Jairo Antônio Ribeiro Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4319-5050

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/217976927207

Keywords:

Intensive care, Patient Care, Nurse-patient relations, Emotions

Abstract

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/217976927207

Objective: to identify experiences and defensive strategies in the Intensive Care Unit nursing team. Method: qualitative research, descriptive, that used the content thematic analysis when analyzing data. It was performed with eight nurses from the Adult and Mixed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in a great general hospital in the south of Minas Gerais. The data collection occurred between July and August 2012, by means of semistructured interviews. Results: the data was gathered into three categories: Caring satisfaction in Intensive Care, Care frustration in the Intensive Care, and Coping with daily situations: defense mechanisms. Conclusions: the nurses take pleasure in working in the intensive care, in spite of under appreciation being present. The caretaker´s feelings should be valued, because this interferes directly with the given assistance and life quality of the Intensive Care Nurse. 

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Author Biographies

Aline de Oliveira Moreira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG

Graduanda do Curso de Enfermagem da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais Campus Poços de Caldas

Hérica de Araújo Sousa, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG

Graduanda do Curso de Enfermagem da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais Campus Poços de Caldas

Jairo Antônio Ribeiro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG

Enfermeiro. Mestre. Docente do Curso de Enfermagem da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais Campus Poços de Caldas

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Published

2013-07-08

How to Cite

Moreira, A. de O., Sousa, H. de A., & Ribeiro, J. A. (2013). NURSING EXPERIENCES AND DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES REGARDING CARE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Revista De Enfermagem Da UFSM, 3(1), 102–111. https://doi.org/10.5902/217976927207

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Artigos Originais

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