The meaning of death for nursing workers in ICUS

Authors

  • Maria Aparecida Vieira Montes ClarosMG, Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros-MG, Departamento de Enfermagem
  • Sélen Jaqueline Souza
  • Roseni Rosângela Sena Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Escola de Enfermagem , rosenisena@uol.com.br

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2006.v10.50772

Keywords:

Nursing, Nurses, Death, Attitude to Death, Intensive Care Units

Abstract

This is a descriptive qualitative study showing results of the research "The meaning of death for nursing workers in Intensive Care Units". A semi-structured interview was used to collect data from nurses and nursing auxiliaries from the ICU of the Santa Casa Hospital of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais. The results show that death is part of the work routine of those interviewed, as something which goes against the purpose of saving lives. When this is mixed with personal conflicts and subjectivity, it shows the need for support to nursing workers handling situations in which people go through the process of dying and death.

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Published

2006-04-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 2 (2006)

Section

Research

License

Copyright (c) 2006 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

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The meaning of death for nursing workers in ICUS. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2006 Apr. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 24];10(2). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50772

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