Parents’ experience confronting child burning situation

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Valdira Vieira de
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Fonseca, Ariadne da Silva, Leite, Maísa Tavares de Souza, Santos, Luciana Soares dos, Fonseca, Adélia Dayane Guimarães, Ohara, Conceição Vieira da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
• DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000200009
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/2708
• topic: Parents; Child; Burns; Hospitalization; Nursing.

Objective: to understand experiences of parents in a child burning situation during the hospitalization process. Methods: phenomenological research in view of Martin Heidegger, held with seven assisting parents at a pediatrics unit of a general hospital in Montes Claros. The information was obtained by phenomenological interview, containing the question guide: “What does it mean to you being with a son who is suffering with burns?”. Results: during the experience, parents revealed anguish, fear, helplessness, concerns and expectations of “being-in-the-world”. Conclusion: respect, understanding and care from the health team were fundamental for the adaptation and the confrontation demanded by the consequent suffering of the event.