Abstract

DA ROSA DOS REIS, Thamiza L. et al. Relationships Established by Nursing Professionals When Caring for Children with Advanced Cancer. Aquichan [online]. 2014, vol.14, n.4, pp.496-508. ISSN 1657-5997.  https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2014.14.4.5.

Nursing care in pediatric oncology is complex and involves different stages of care that range from prevention, diagnosis and prolonged treatments to palliative care. The purpose of this study is to understand the relationships established by members of the nursing staff while providing care for children who have advanced cancer with no therapeutic possibilities. A descriptive study with a qualitative approach was developed through analysis of a database with 15 interviews from a matrix study carried out in the Department of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). A content analysis of the interviews revealed the types of relationships the nursing professional develops while providing care to children with advanced cancer: a relationship with oneself and the nursing team, a relationship with the child, and a relationship with the child's family. These relationships reflect the difficulties encountered when providing care to cancer patients. In the case of children, the difficulties become more intense, since their understanding of the disease is associated with suffering and death.

Keywords : Children's health; children; neoplasms; palliative care; nursing.

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