Vivências de uma equipe de enfermagem com a morte de

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Original Article

Text Context Nursing, Florianópolis, 2013 Out-Dez; 22(4): 1072-80.

EXPERIENCES OF A NURSING TEAM WITH THE DEATH OF A

HOSPITALIZED INDIGENOUS CHILD

Pâmela Roberta de Oliveira

1

, Tane Miquieli Elicker Schirmbeck

2

1

ABSTRACT: Descriptive, exploratory study, using a qualitative approach. The aim of this study was to learn the experiences of the

nursing team in face of the death of a hospitalized indigenous child and the feelings that emerged from this experience. Participants

were 11 professionals. Data were collected in the pediatric unit of a municipal public hospital in the interior of Mato Grosso state,

Brasil. After analysis, the interviews were grouped into the following themes: feelings expressed by the caregiver; strategies for coping

with death; support to the family in face of death; the experience of an indigenous versus a non-indigenous death; experiences with

prejudice and negligence; the impact of death on the life and health of the professional; impact on the life of the professional; and

psychological support to the professional. The nursing team suffers in face of the death of an indigenous child, which inuences their

lives and attitudes both in and outside the hospital environment.

DESCRIPTORS: Death. Health of indigenous peoples. Nursing team. Child.

a negligência e o preconceito; impacto da morte na vida e saúde do prossional; impacto na vida do prossional; e apoio psicológico

ao prossional. A equipe de enfermagem sofre frente à morte da criança indígena, o que acaba inuenciando sua vida e suas atitudes,

tanto no ambiente hospitalar como fora dele.

VIVENCIAS DE UN EQUIPO DE ENFERMERÍA CON LA MUERTE DEL

NIÑO INDÍGENA HOSPITALIZADO

RESUMEN: Un enfoque cualitativo descriptivo, exploratorio. Tuvo como objetivo investigar la experiencia del personal de enfermería

11 profesionales. La recolección de datos se llevó a cabo en la Unidad Pediátrica de un hospital público municipal en el estado de