Nursing students' perceptions of palliative care

Abstract

Objective: to understand the perceptions of nursing students at a public university about palliative care. Methods: qualitative research, carried out with 66 nursing students, from the sixth to the ninth period in progress. A script was used with questions about perceptions, experiences during the course and whether or not there was an approach to the contents of the undergraduate course in palliative care. Data compiled by content analysis. Results: two thematic categories emerged: fear and frustration, divisors in the search for dignity in terminality and incipience in academic training and a reductionist view of palliative care. Conclusion: there was a need to obtain knowledge aimed at comprehensive care for human beings, in the most humanistic perspective, which respects the needs of individuals, especially when related to palliative care.

Nursing Students' Intention to Work in Hospice Care in the Future

“…Some students report having difficulty communicating with such patients and their families 13-15 . In addition, some students feel inadequate and powerless when facing patients' pain and suffering 14,16,17 . The literature suggests that nursing students' attitudes toward caring for dying patients may be influenced by culture, religiosity, education, and previous experience of death 18…”

“…[13][14][15] In addition, some students feel inadequate and powerless when facing patients' pain and suffering. 14,16,17 The literature suggests that nursing students' attitudes toward caring for dying patients may be influenced by culture, religiosity, education, and previous experience of death. 18 Another construct that has been explored in relation to nursing students' encounter with death and dying patients is death anxiety.…”

Conhecimento dos profissionais de enfermagem sobre cuidados paliativos

“…Com isso, pressupõe que adequações da educação técnica e superior sobre o tema são necessárias, o que é ressaltado em outro estudo realizado no Brasil com acadêmicos de enfermagem, onde a maioria dos estudantes afirmou que não teve contato com nenhum componente curricular que abordasse diretamente o tema. Além disso, o estudo também destaca a necessidade de aprofundar os conhecimentos acerca da temática, uma vez que há limitações sobre as experiências vivenciadas e poucas oportunidades de se estabelecer discussões durante a graduação, resultando em um despreparo na assistência aos pacientes em CP(Guimarães et al, 2020).Observou-se que o maior número de respostas erradas ou que não souberam responder corresponde aos conceitos de distanásia, seguido de ortotanásia. Esta lacuna é percebida em uma porcentagem maior entre os técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem.…”