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Ethical problems experienced by oncology nurses

Author:
da Luz, Kely Regina  de Oliveira Vargas, Mara Ambrosina  Schmidtt, Pablo Henrique  Devos Barlem, Edison Luiz  Tomaschewski-Barlem, Jamila Geri  da Rosa, Luciana Martins  


Journal:
REVISTA LATINO-AMERICANA DE ENFERMAGEM


Issue Date:
2015


Abstract(summary):

Objective: to know the ethical problems experienced by oncology nurses. Method: descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach, performed in inpatient units and in chemotherapy out-patients units that provide assistance to oncological patients in two capitals in the South region of Brazil. Eighteen nurses participated in this study, selected by snowball sampling type. For data collection, semi-structured interviews were carried out, which were recorded and transcribed, and then analyzed by thematic analysis. Results: two categories were established: when informing or not becomes a dilemma-showing the main difficulties related to oncological treatment information regarding health staff, health system, and infrastructure; to invest or not dilemmas related to finitude-showing situations of dilemmas related to pain and confrontation with finitude. Conclusion: for the effective confrontation of the ethical problems experienced by oncology nurses to occur, it is important to invest in the training of these professionals, preparing them in an ethical and human way to act as lawyers of the patient with cancer, in a context of dilemmas related mainly to the possibility of finitude.


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