COPING STRATEGIES USED BY NURSES TO CARE FOR CANCER PATIENTS

• Autor(a) principal: Salimena, Anna Maria de Oliveira
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Outros Autores: Teixeira, Simone de Rezende, Amorim, Thaís Vasconselos, Paiva, Andyara do Carmo Pinto Coelho, Melo, Maria Carmen Simões Cardoso de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/6638
• topic: Nursing care; Medical oncology; Oncology service; hospital; Atención de enfermería; Oncología médica; Servicio de oncología en hospital; Cuidados de enfermagem; Oncologia; Serviço hospitalar de oncologia; Cuidados de enfermagem; Oncologia; Serviço hospitalar de oncologia

http://dx.doi.org/10.5902/217976926638Objective: to know the strategies that nurses use to deal with physcoemotional shocks arised from the process of caring for cancer patients. Methods: qualitative and descriptive approach. We developed open interviews, with statements from nine nurses, of a cancer hospital from Mata Mineira Zone, in January and February 2012. From comprehensive analysis with phenomenology approach emerged that: nurses behave in different ways against the prospect of suffering and death, onaddressing psycho-emotional upheavals in care for/ assist people with cancer. Results: confronting the challenges is done through distance or closeness, through spiritual quest, through the presence of an interdisciplinary team and offering qualified assistance. Final Considerations: taking into account the peculiarities of each professional and the various coping strategies, it is essential to listen and give voice to nurses at the workplace, so that they can cope better with the demands of their occupational trajectory.