Evidence of care comprehensiveness in the practice of nursing staff in oncology palliative care

Authors

  • Marcelle Miranda da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Marléa Chagas Moreira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Joséte Luzia Leite Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
  • Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v16i4.25700

Keywords:

Palliative Care, Comprehensive Health Care, Oncology Nursing

Abstract

The objective was to identify evidences of comprehensive care in the professional practice of the nursing staff in the context of oncology palliative care. In this descriptive, qualitative study, seven nurses and four nursing technicians were interviewed. Thematic analysis resulted two thematic units: Evidences of comprehensive care in the practice of the nursing professionals and teamwork as the premise of comprehensive care. The nursing staff’s actions are based on communication, converging efforts, and forming a network with other professionals to meet the multiple needs of the individuals and their families in order to offer comfort and quality of life. Self-worth and self-perception of the nursing team should be encouraged as key elements in the dynamics and organization of the work, while the availability of resources is primordial to be able to apply the instruments of interaction and the organizational policy that supports being interdisciplinary and therefore complete and comprehensive.

doi: 10.5216/ree.v16.i4.25700.

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Author Biographies

Marcelle Miranda da Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Adjunta da Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (EEAN/UFRJ). Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. E-mail: marcellemsufrj@gmail.com.

Marléa Chagas Moreira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery

Enfermeira, Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Associada da EEAN/UFRJ. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. E-mail: marleachagas@gmail.com.

Joséte Luzia Leite, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Titular Emérita da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. E-mail: joluzia@gmail.com.

Alacoque Lorenzini Erdmann, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Enfermagem

Enfermeira. Doutora em Filosofia da Enfermagem. Professora Titular do Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Florianópolis, SC, Brasil. E-mail: alacoque@newsite.com.br.

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Published

2014-12-31

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 4 (2014)

Section

Original Article