NURSING CARE: THE FAMILY AND THE CHILD WITH ONCOLOGICAL PAIN

Authors

  • Grassele Denardini Diefenbach
  • Maria da Graça Corso Motta UFRGS

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i3.24752

Keywords:

Pain, Oncology, Child, Family, Nursing.

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the functioning of the nursing team in the care for children with oncological pain in the hospital environment, from the standpoint of the family. It is an exploratory, descriptive study with a qualitative approach, undertaken in the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Center of a large hospital in the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, between May and June 2010. Nine families participated in the study; the Creative-Sensitive Method was used for the collection of data, through dynamics of creativity and sensitivity, which was analyzed through the framework of Thematic analysis. It was determined that the pain resists definition, constantly terrorizing the child, who is soothed in her ‘safe haven’ - the family. Such circumstances open avenues for the role of nursing, as they lead to the deepening of knowledge of knowing and doing in Nursing, making it possible to visualize and interpret the different realities of the child with oncological pain and their family.

Author Biographies

Grassele Denardini Diefenbach

Enfermeira. Mestre em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS. Docente Centro Universitário Franciscano – UNIFRA. Membro do Grupo de Estudos no Cuidado à Saúde nas Etapas da Vida (CEVIDA-UFRGS). Linha de Pesquisa: Fundamentos e Práticas de Enfermagem em Saúde da Mulher, Criança e Adolescente

Maria da Graça Corso Motta, UFRGS

Enfermeira. Doutora em Enfermagem. Professora Associada no Departamento de Enfermagem. Centro de Ciências da saúde. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS. Porto Alegre

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Published

2012-09-29

How to Cite

Diefenbach, G. D., & Motta, M. da G. C. (2012). NURSING CARE: THE FAMILY AND THE CHILD WITH ONCOLOGICAL PAIN. Cogitare Enfermagem, 17(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v17i3.24752

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2012)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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