Perception of nursing professionals in assisting children with cancer

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 th...

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Main Authors: Débora Maria Bastos Pereira, Karine Bertoldi, Adriana Roese
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2015-04-01
Series:Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/13426
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-a6116e8c59ad451590024d64a0e96b942022-12-21T17:32:59ZporUniversidade Federal de Santa MariaRevista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria2179-76922179-76922015-04-015111212010.5902/21797692134269302Perception of nursing professionals in assisting children with cancerDébora Maria Bastos Pereira0Karine Bertoldi1Adriana Roese2Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RSUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RSUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RSAim: 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 familieshttps://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/13426criança hospitalizadarelações profissional-pacientepediatriaoncologia
spellingShingle Débora Maria Bastos Pereira
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criança hospitalizada
relações profissional-paciente
pediatria
oncologia
title Perception of nursing professionals in assisting children with cancer
title_full Perception of nursing professionals in assisting children with cancer
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relações profissional-paciente
pediatria
oncologia
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