The nursing professional in an Intensive Therapy Unit

Objective: The aim of this study is to gain insight into the meaning of being a nursing professional working in a public Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU). This study addresses aspects related to their way,of being and feeling from the perspective of ITU patients care and treatment. Methods: A qualitativ...

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Autores: Salomé, Geraldo Magela [UNIFESP], Espósito, Vitória Helena Cunha [UNIFESP], Silva, Gilberto Tadeu Reis da [UNIFESP]
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unifesp.br:11600/42029
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-21002008000200010
http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/42029
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Intensive therapy units
Nursing staff, hospital
Caregivers
Nursing, team
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Sumario:Objective: The aim of this study is to gain insight into the meaning of being a nursing professional working in a public Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU). This study addresses aspects related to their way,of being and feeling from the perspective of ITU patients care and treatment. Methods: A qualitative research was applied based on a phenomenological background. The guiding question of the study was what does it mean to you being an ITU nursing professional? Results: The results show that the lack of human and material resources in the ITU contributes to a feeling of low self-esteem. It pointed out a stressfull work which can lead to problems in the health assistance quality Conclusion: The stress at work affects psychologically the ITU nursing professionals and it can have negative outcomes in the patients treatment, caused by the isolation and aleniation phenomena.