Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation

Death is part of nurses' daily lives, especially when they deal with patients in critical situations. The way they perceive death may be relevant for providing humanized care. Objective: to identify the feelings of students of a master's program towards death and its influence on care prov...

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Main Authors: Sílvia Jorge Delgado, João Francisco de Castro, Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues, Carlos Manuel Torres Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centro Universitário São Camilo 2023-03-01
Series:O Mundo da Saúde
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Online Access:https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/1357
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author Sílvia Jorge Delgado
João Francisco de Castro
Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues
Carlos Manuel Torres Almeida
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Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues
Carlos Manuel Torres Almeida
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description Death is part of nurses' daily lives, especially when they deal with patients in critical situations. The way they perceive death may be relevant for providing humanized care. Objective: to identify the feelings of students of a master's program towards death and its influence on care provided to critical patients. Method: This is a study with a qualitative approach, approved by the ethics committee of the University (Doc11/CE/2018 of 09/04/2018). Interviews were carried out with 11 students, processed by content analysis. Results: the main feelings associated with the death of patients were: impotence, frustration/revolt, sadness/anguish, acceptance, relief, and distancing. Conclusion: students create emotional barriers to manage the suffering of the patients they deal with, and it is important that these do not compromise the quality of care. Students' feelings towards death positively influence critical patient care, as their experiences and life experience allow them to provide care more calmly.
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spelling doaj.art-5d2fc85b53b74760a5300f3da6583aee2024-08-14T13:29:37ZengCentro Universitário São CamiloO Mundo da Saúde0104-78091980-39902023-03-014710.15343/0104-7809.202347e13572022P1219Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situationSílvia Jorge Delgado0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2615-9557João Francisco de Castro1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4090-9246Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues2Carlos Manuel Torres Almeida3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4497-4267Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Unidade Hospitalar de Lamego,Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PortugalCentro de Investigação em Desporto, Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila RealCentro de Investigação em Desporto, Saúde e Desenvolvimento Humano, Escola Superior de Saúde, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, PortugalDeath is part of nurses' daily lives, especially when they deal with patients in critical situations. The way they perceive death may be relevant for providing humanized care. Objective: to identify the feelings of students of a master's program towards death and its influence on care provided to critical patients. Method: This is a study with a qualitative approach, approved by the ethics committee of the University (Doc11/CE/2018 of 09/04/2018). Interviews were carried out with 11 students, processed by content analysis. Results: the main feelings associated with the death of patients were: impotence, frustration/revolt, sadness/anguish, acceptance, relief, and distancing. Conclusion: students create emotional barriers to manage the suffering of the patients they deal with, and it is important that these do not compromise the quality of care. Students' feelings towards death positively influence critical patient care, as their experiences and life experience allow them to provide care more calmly.https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/1357sentiment analysisdeathnursescritical care
spellingShingle Sílvia Jorge Delgado
João Francisco de Castro
Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues
Carlos Manuel Torres Almeida
Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation
O Mundo da Saúde
sentiment analysis
death
nurses
critical care
title Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation
title_full Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation
title_fullStr Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation
title_full_unstemmed Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation
title_short Feelings of students in a master's in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation
title_sort feelings of students in a master s in nursing program facing the death of patients in a critical situation
topic sentiment analysis
death
nurses
critical care
url https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/1357
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