Perception of Nursing Undergraduate Student About Receiving the Therapeutic Touch / Percepção de Estudantes de Graduação em Enfermagem Acerca do Recebimento do Toque Terapêutico

Abstract

Objective: Herein, the goal has been to know the perceptions of nursing undergraduate student about receiving the Therapeutic Touch. Methods: It is a descriptive-exploratory research with a qualitative approach, which was carried out with 10 nursing students from a Federal University from the Southern region of Brazil. For data collection, which was performed over October 2015, a semi-structured interview was used and the data were analyzed according to the discursive textual analysis. As a result, the following category emerged: The importance of caring for oneself and for others. Conclusion: The students reported a reduction of the signs of stress and pain, and an improvement in the sleep quality, leading to greater well-being. Hence, when people begin to consider subtler instances of life, it is possible to use strategies, such as the Therapeutic Touch, in order to provide a better quality of life for themselves, and later for the other. de la vida se puede utilizar estrategias como el toque terapéutico, con el fin de proporcionar una mayor calidad de vida para ellos y luego hacia el otro.Descriptores: Toque Terapéutico, Cuidados de Enfermeira, Estudiantes de Enfermería.