The aim of this study is to describe the experience of children in their interactions with nursing professionals while in hospital. It is a qualitative study supported by the critical incident technique. Data was collected through participant observation and semi-structured interviews with thirty hospitalized children and teenagers between 8 and 14 years old. The results showed that children positively valued nursing care at the hospital and recognized that interactions with nursing staff included social and emotional factors. It is concluded that communication established with children plays a fundamental role to comprehend their experiences while in hospital. Therefore, nurses need to evaluate their strategies and relational skills used to interact with children at the hospital.
Musculoskeletal problems, principally those involving the upper body, are very common among pianists and affect their professional activity. It is necessary to include risk prevention information starting in the early stages of musicians' training programs.
RESUMENEl objetivo de este trabajo consiste en clarificar históricamente el concepto de "desarrollo" y vincularlo a otro concepto, el de "educación"con la finalidad de aportar un marco idóneo para la acción educativa en enfermería, especialmente en enfermería antropológica y transcultural. Para ello se han identificado los significados de los conceptos implicados separada y conjuntamente procurando interrelacionar los factores sociales, ideológicos, económicos, políticos, científicos y metodológicos. Asimismo, una vez analizados y contextualizados los diferentes conceptos, atendiendo a su naturaleza, se ha procedido a seleccionar las técnicas y métodos idóneos para el trabajo en educación para el desarrollo y enfermería transcultural. Entre las conclusiones cabe destacar la importancia de la contextualización de todas las actividades de educación para el desarrollo, la necesidad de adoptar métodos y técnicas adecuados al contexto de la acción educativa en enfermería. Por otro lado se ha constatado que tanto la enfermería como la educación para el desarrollo comparten el carácter holístico con el que abordan su objetosujeto: el hombre en el proceso de satisfacción de necesidades. Los métodos y técnicas de investigación acción resultan ser los más adecuados para este tipo de trabajos debido, sobre todo a la repercusión de la actividad investigadora en la realidad investigada (no se agota el proceso científico en la producción de conocimientos). Tanto la enfermería para el desarrollo, como la enfermería comunitaria y la enfermería transcultural comparte el principio esencial y característico de tales disciplinas: el fomento de la participación en un clima de tolerancia y solidaridad. No es posible desarrollar ninguna actividad de educación para el desarrollo, enfermería comunitaria o enfermería transcultural sin la implicación previa de los individuos, las familias o las comunidades a las que vayan dirigidas.Palabras clave: Educación para el desarrollo, pedagogía activa, investigación acción, educación para la salud, pedagogía de los cuidados.
ABSTRACTis paper presents the results of a qualitative study conducted in three hospitals in Tampico, Mexico. It details a di erent perspective from the last stage of human life, speci cally, the work of the nurse in the care of terminal cancer patient, and her relationship with him and his families when he dies.Within nursing practice, it must be given special emphasis to the care of terminally ill patients. During this phase, the patient experience di erent symptoms, which are complex and changing, therefore he needs to have a holistic and ethical care to improve their quality of life wherever possible.However, the results of this inquiry showed that nurses experience the process of dying with pain, sadness and powerlessness. e pain and sadness are associated with the importance that nurses give the patient, also by their mutual relations. ey experience impotence, feeling they could not do more for him, and believe that the e ort, time and resources devoted for his attention were vain.Keywords: Terminal cancer patient, terminally ill patient, terminal phase, death.
Perspectiva do enfermeiro ao paciente com câncer terminal em Tampico, Tamaulipas, México
RESUMOEste artigo apresenta os resultados de uma pesquisa qualitativa foi realizada em três hospitais de Tampico, Tamaulipas, México. Ele detalha uma perspectiva diferente da úl-tima etapa da vida humana. Especi camente, o trabalho do enfermeiro no cuidado de
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