CUIDADOS PALIATIVOS: CONHECIMENTO DE ENFERMEIROS E APLICABILIDADE NO ÂMBITO HOSPITALAR

Abstract

Nursing is the profession that deals with caring, helping the multidisciplinary team in the process of health care and reestablishment; however, it is not always possible to achieve a cure, especially when it comes to neoplasms. Thus, the objective was to identify the knowledge of nurses in a hospital environment about palliative care for cancer patients. This is a descriptive, exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Data were collected through recorded interviews and guided by guiding questions. Afterwards, the statements were fully transcribed, guaranteeing the fidelity of the data, thus being meditated, categorized and analyzed by Bardin’s analysis method. After numerous readings, three categories emerged, namely: nurses’ understanding of palliative care; the difficulties faced by the professional to implement palliative care in the hospital environment and the academic education of the professional about palliative care. It was evidenced that nurses take the concept of palliative care coherently and try to put it into practice. It was identified that the greatest perceived need during care is the more detailed knowledge about the applicability of palliation. It was also pointed out the lack of preparation during graduation. Given this, it is considered that nurses know the purpose of palliative care and want to apply it, but highlight the gap in training, highlighting the need to address this issue more broadly.

Keywords: Palliative Care; Nursing; Professional-Family Relations; Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing; Neoplasms.