ABRANTES, M. J. G.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/4604937905030413; ABRANTES, Maria Jussiany Gonçalves de.
Abstract:
Since its beginnings, humanity has been linked to one of the greatest enigmas
of its existence: death. Even if it constitutes a phenomenon of life,
awakened great fear in the human being, and this feeling is expressed in the difficulty of
deal with limitation, being present in the beliefs, values and worldview that each
bring with you. In the context of the nursing team, this issue becomes more relevant and
challenging, since they often experience situations of death and / or their
imminent in your work environment. Objectives: To know the vision of the
Nursing regarding death, family and body care. Method: This is a
exploratory study, with a qualitative approach, carried out at the Cajazeiras Regional Hospital
(HRC) in the sectors: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency and Nursing
City of Cajazeiras - Paraiba. The investigation was attended by 25 professionals
of the nursing team, All answered a questionnaire containing two questions
to characterize the sample and ten subjective questions about death, family and body.
Data presentation and analysis method. Results: The profile of the nursing team
shows that the majority are nursing technicians, aged 20 to 37 years, sex
female, singles and followers of the Catholic and Protestant religion. The perception of death brings
divine, biological, denial and acceptance meanings. To a difficulty in dealing with the
death, family and body, evidenced in the unpreparedness to deal with this situation. The lack
of a preparation at the gym and in their daily life it seems to hinder the nurse's performance
regarding the support and comfort needed by the terminal patient and his family.
Final considerations: It is extremely important to include the study of death in disciplines
socio-psychological as well as in technical disciplines of the nursing course so that the
professionals can face the issue with serenity and balance, with all the support
technical as possible without neglecting humanity and the humanism of the profession.
