From frustration to coping with caring for death by nurse technicians

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2015-11-01

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Assoc Brasileira Enfermagem

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Objective: to understand nurse technicians' experience with caring for the death of terminal patients in ICUs and to configure a theoretical model. Method: qualitative study with theoretical saturation when analyzing the 10th non-directive interview, having as reference Grounded Theory, Symbolic Interactionism and Bioethics. Results: the core category - from frustration to coping with dignified nursing care for finitude: the acceptance of death as a therapeutic and intervenient component - emerged from the comparison of the sub-processes: when the nurse does not feel prepared for caring for death, accepting death as a therapeutic phenomenon and developing coping strategies. Conclusion: according to Symbolic Interactionism, a novice professional's frustration in caring for an individual for death is related to his/her interaction and interpretation of the situation as he/she feels prepared only to care for individuals for life.

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Death, Nursing Care, Intensive Care Units

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Revista Brasileira De Enfermagem. Brasilia Df: Assoc Brasileira Enfermagem, v. 68, n. 6, p. 705-711, 2015.