The attention paid to the spiritual dimension is a recourse of great relevance to the assistance for patients with life threatening diseases. Within this context, the Theory of Human Caring can be used to support the attention paid to the spiritual dimension of patients under palliative care. The present dissertation consisted of four articles. The first one concerns a research of a reflexive kind. It aimed to ...
Enquadramento: A teoria do cuidado humano, por ser de grande alcance, envolve aspetos abstratos que devem ser analisados para sustentar as investigações e a assistência prestada pelo profissional da enfermagem. Objetivo: Analisar a teoria do cuidado humano de Jean Watson, segundo o modelo de descrição elaborado por Chinn e Kramer. Principais tópicos em análise: Descrição da teoria do cuidado humano de Jean Wats...
Aim: To investigate burnout in nursing professionals working in a Psychiatric Complex. Method: exploratory, quantitative research conducted with 42 nursing professionals. For the collection, we used an instrument consisting of sociodemographic and professional data, and the Cuestionario para la Evaluación del Síndrome de Quemarse por el Trabajo – CESQT. Results: when considering the percentile, 17 (40.5%) nursi...
Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and family members facing life-threatening diseases through the relief of physical, psychological and spiritual suffering. Therefore, it is observed that spirituality helps patients face difficult situations and is considered an important tool in palliative care, to ease the suffering and pain caused by terminal and chronic degenerativ...