This study aims to know the reactions and feelings of nursing professionals facing their patients' death. This qualitative research was developed at the Medical Clinic Unit of a university hospital in Southern Brazil. The population of the study was composed of four nurses and five nursing technicians that work at this unit. Data were collected in the second semester of 2006 through semi-structured interviews and analyzed with the use of thematic analysis. The analysisproduced three categories reactions of nursing professionals facing death in daily work, feelings towards facing death in daily work; and nursing team members facing the care of the body after death. Results indicate that there is a need for discussing this issue in the workplace in order to prepare these healthcare workers to deal with their patients' death.

The objective was to investigate the perception by relatives of drug users about the importance of the support group as a strategy of care. We conducted a descriptive study with qualitative approach, in the second half of 2010, in a psychosocial care center for users of alcohol and other drugs (CAPS AD), in a city in the extreme south of Brazil with ten relatives. Data were collected by semistructured interviews and analyzed by thematic analysis. It was found that the group is an alternative to hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital, can provide access and regular monitoring by health professionals, helps understand what addiction is, provides tools for care and allows for the social rehabilitation of the addict. The support group was concluded to be an important strategy for caring for relatives of drug users, presenting itself as a technology to be incorporated by nurses in their daily practice.

We aimed to present the educational booklet as a geronto-technological product for caring for ostomized seniors from a complexity perspective. This was accomplished in the second semester of 2007 in a hospital in the south of Brazil. The data were collected through interviews and presented in the form of an educational booklet. The booklet was validated by ostomized seniors and by a nurse who had been working with these elderly patients. The booklet was presented as a geronto-technology able to help ostomized seniors and their families understand the rights of ostomized people; concepts and types of stomas; care of ostomy; and the importance of the family and the support group for care. In conclusion, the educational booklet is presented as a health promotion tool which makes the health educative process easier.

ABSTRACT:A descriptive study with a qualitative approach that aimed to identify the repercussions of ostomy construction on the living process of people with an ostomy. The study was performed at a Stomatherapy Service from a university hospital in southern Brazil, in the first semester of 2011, with eight patients. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and they were analyzed by thematic analysis. We found that the surgery happened to prevent patient deaths. Patients presented themselves as disheartened, angry, sad, having doubts, and they sought to keep the ostomy a secret. They were concerned with the acquisition of resources for self-care. They may present complications and experience embarrassing situations because of the stoma. However, they perceived that they could live with a stoma and regain joy. We concluded that they were able to reframe their lives. We highlight the role of nurses, enabling them for self-care, constituting part of their social support network, helping them to become able to live independently. DESCRIPTORS:Ostomy. Psychosocial impact. Adaptation. Nursing. REPERCUSSÕES NO PROCESSO DE VIVER DA PESSOA COM ESTOMARESUMO: Estudo descritivo, com abordagem qualitativa, que objetivou conhecer as repercussões da estomização no processo de viver de pessoas com estoma. Este estudo foi realizado em um serviço de estomaterapia de um hospital universitário do Sul do Brasil, no primeiro semestre de 2011, com oito pessoas estomizadas. Os dados foram coletados por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas e analisados pela análise temática. Evidenciou-se que a cirurgia ocorreu, geralmente, para evitar sua morte. Os pacientes apresentavam-se abatidos, revoltados, tristes e com dúvidas, buscando manter a estomização em segredo. Preocupavam-se com a aquisição dos recursos para seu autocuidado. Podiam apresentar complicações e vivenciar situações constrangedoras relativas ao estoma. No entanto, após adaptados, percebiam que era possível viver com o estoma, recuperando a alegria. Chegou-se à conclusão que eles eram capazes de (re)significar seu viver. Destacou-se o papel da enfermagem, habilitando-os para seu autocuidado, constituindo sua rede de apoio social e auxiliando-os a se tornarem autônomos no seu viver. DESCRITORES:Estomia. Impacto psicossocial. Adaptação. Enfermagem. IMPACTOS EN EL PROCESO DE VIVIR CON PERSONAS ESTOMIZADASRESUMEN: Estudio descriptivo con un abordaje cualitativo, que objetivó identificar las repercusiones de la estomización en el proceso de vivir de las personas con estomía. Esto fue realizado en un Servicio de Estoma-Terapia de un hospital universitario en la región Sur del Brasil, en el primer semestre de 2011, con ocho portadores. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas y analizados por el análisis temático. Se encontró que la cirugía se llevó a cabo para evitar su muerte. Los pacientes se presentaron abatidos, enojados, tristes y con dudas. Ellos se preocupaban con la adquisición de recursos para su autocuidado. Presentaron complicac...

Objective: analyze the knowledge of hospital nurses about the ethical and legal aspects in nursing care for domestic violence victims.Method: qualitative research, involving 34 nurses at two hospital in the city of Rio Grande-RS (Brazil). The data were collected between May and August 2014 through semistructured interviews and analyzed by means of the software Analyse Lexicale par Contexte d'un Ensemble de Segment de Texte, which groups the lexicons with similar roots, constituting the classes according to the function of the words in the text.Results: the class generated two subclasses: the nurses' (lack of) knowledge on the legal competences, in which the confusion between a police compliant and a mandatory report was observed; and (lack of) knowledge on the ethical competences, in which they mention the need for secrecy, advice and privacy in the care process. Continuing education empowers the professionals, which entails the visibility of the violence in the health area.Conclusion: the attention of instutucional managers for training the professionals is necessary. The reified knowledge on the phenomenon, associated with the relational care, point towards humanized and emancipatory nursing care to the victims. DESCRIPTORS: Domestic violence. Violence against women. Ethics, professional. Liability, legal. Nursing care. Professional training. Resultados: a classe gerou duas subclasses: (des)conhecimento das enfermeiras acerca das competências legais; nela observou-se a confusão entre denúncia policial e notificação compulsória, e (des)conhecimento das enfermeiras acerca das competências éticas, em que mencionam a necessidade de sigilo, orientação e privacidade no processo de cuidar. A educação permanente empodera os profissionais refletindo na visibilidade da violência, no campo da saúde. Acosta DF, Gomes VLO, Oliveira DC, Gomes GC, Fonseca AD 2/9 ASPECTOS ÉTICOS E LEGAIS NO CUIDADO DE ENFERMAGEM ÀS Conclusão ASPECTOS ÉTICOS Y LEGALES EN EL CUIDADO DE ENFERMERÍA DE VÍCTIMAS DE VIOLENCIA DOMÉSTICA RESUMENObjetivo: analizar el conocimiento de las enfermeras sobre los aspectos éticos y legales en la atención de enfermería a víctimas de violencia doméstica.Método: investigación cualitativa con 34 enfermeros de dos hospitales de la ciudad de Rio Grande-RS (Brasil). Los datos se recolectaron entre mayo y agosto de 2014, por medio de entrevistas semiestructuradas y analizados utilizando el software Analyse lexicale par Contexte d'un Ensemble Segmento de Texte, que agrupa los léxicos, con raíces similares, formando clases de acuerdo a la función palabras en el texto.Resultados: la clase generó dos subclases: (des)conocimiento de las enfermeras sobre las habilidades legales; se observó la confusión entre los denuncia ante la policía y la notificación obligatoria, y el conocimiento (falta de) de las enfermeras sobre competencias éticas, citando la necesidad de mantener el secreto, la orientación y la privacidad en el proceso de atención. La educación permanente permite a los profesionales que reflejan la visibil...

this study aimed to know the strategies of families in the care of children with chronic diseases. A descriptive and exploratory research was carried out using a qualitative approach, in a Pediatric Unit of a university hospital in the south of Brazil, during the first and second halves of 2013. The study involved 15 participating families. Data were collected by means of interviews subjected to thematic analysis. It was identified as strategies: balance work, study and care, share tasks throughout the day, adapt the physical area of the house, engage the child in their own care, seek resources in the network of social support and faith, seek assistance in another city; and engage in physical activity to reduce stress. It was concluded that it is necessary that the nurses participate of the family support network, as a support source for the strengthening of the family to the care, acquiring skills and expertise to a positive coping of the child's chronic disease. DESCRIPTORS:Nursing. Child. Chronic Disease. Family. Nursing care. ESTRATÉGIAS DE FAMÍLIAS NO CUIDADO A CRIANÇAS PORTADORAS DE DOENÇAS CRÔNICASRESUMO: Objetivou-se conhecer as estratégias de famílias no cuidado a crianças portadoras de doenças crônicas. Realizou-se uma pesquisa descritiva e exploratória, com abordagem qualitativa, em uma Unidade de Pediatria de um hospital universitário do Sul do país, no primeiro e segundo semestres de 2013. Participaram 15 familiares. Os dados foram coletados por entrevistas submetidas à análise temática. Como estratégias foram identificadas: conciliar trabalho, estudo e cuidados; dividir as tarefas ao longo do dia; adaptar a área física da casa; envolver a criança no seu próprio cuidado; buscar recursos na rede de apoio social e na fé; procurar assistência em outra cidade; e realizar atividade física para fortalecer-se e reduzir o estresse. Concluiu-se como necessário que o enfermeiro torne-se parte da rede de apoio da família, sendo fonte de suporte para que a mesma consiga fortalecer-se para o cuidar, adquirindo habilidades e competências para o enfrentamento positivo da doença crônica da criança.DESCRITORES: Enfermagem. Criança. Doença crônica. Família. Cuidados de enfermagem. ESTRATEGIAS DE LAS FAMILIAS EN EL CUIDADO DE NIÑOS CON ENFERMEDADES CRÓNICASRESUMEN: Este estudio tuvo como objetivo conocer las estrategias de cuidado de niños con enfermedades crónicas, realizadas por las familias. Se realizó un estudio cualitativo descriptivo, exploratorio en una unidad pediátrica de un hospital universitario en el sur del Brasil, en 2013. Participaron 15 familiares. Los datos fueron recolectados a través de entrevistas y sometidos a análisis temático. Fueran identificadas las siguientes categorías: conciliar trabajo, estudio y asistencia; dividir las tareas a lo largo del día, adaptar el espacio físico de la casa, incluir a los niños en su propio cuidado, buscar recursos en la red de apoyo social y la fe, buscar ayuda en otra ciudad y realizar actividad física para reducir el estrés. Se concluyó que las enferm...

Objective:To know the facilitating factors of the transition process from dependency to the self-care of people with a stoma. Method: This is a descriptive study of qualitative approach, including 27 people with permanent stomas due to cancer. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to content analysis based on the Transition Theory as theoretical reference. Results: The self-care facilitators related to the person were the positive significance of ostomy; the preparation for this experience already in the preoperative period; emotional stability; faith; religiousness; and a sense of normalcy acquired from a next image similar to the previous one. The facilitators related to the community were the following: receiving equipment for free from the government; support from family and the multidisciplinary team, especially the nurses; and having contact with other people with stomata. Conclusion: The results allow that nurses develop strategies to help people with stomata to resume their self-care.

A presente análise reflexiva busca subsidiar a prática dos profissionais de enfermagem e auxiliar os mesmos na proposição de ações condizentes às necessidades do homem, auxiliando-o na construção da paternidade e no desenvolvimento do seu papel e de suas tarefas nos períodos de gestação, parto e puerpério, de forma a promover a saúde familiar. Trata-se de um estudo reflexivo, a partir de revisão da literatura na qual foram consultados artigos científicos nas bases de dados LILACS e na biblioteca virtual SciElo, Manuais do Ministério da Saúde e a Legislação vigente sobre a temática. Apresentamse, inicialmente, a participação do pai na gestação, parto e puerpério e, a seguir as interfaces entre enfermagem e a paternidade nos períodos de gestação, parto e puerpério. Refletir sobre a participação paterna desde a gestação constitui-se em uma ferramenta sólida para visualizar estratégias e qualificar a prática e os cuidados de enfermagem com famílias, favorecendo a inclusão do pai em atividades do período gravídico-puerperal. palavras-chave: Paternidade; Enfermagem; enfermagem familiar; relações pai-filho; pai.