Assistência de enfermagem ao paciente em cuidado paliativos

Abstract

In the last decades the prevalence of chronic diseases has increased, due to the increase in longevity. On the other hand the technological advances have favored the development of new therapies with the objective of extending the limits of life. In the beginning, death was consummated in the patients' homes, where the family took full care of this, but with the transition of the health services supply, this care was transferred to the professionals, being relevant the preparation of these for the treatment of terminal patients OBJECTIVE: To analyze the national literature of the last seven years on nursing care for patients in palliative care. METHODOLOGY: Integrative literature review, carried out through a research in the Virtual Health Library (VHL) and developed with the databases MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in health sciences ( And, BDENF. The inclusion criteria were fulltext articles, published between 2010 and 2017. RESULTS: Three categories of analysis emerged: "Feelings of nursing professionals towards the care of the terminal patient" ; "Training and preparation of the nursing team for palliative care" and "Practical aspects of palliative care". 12 articles were selected from a total of 106. CONCLUSION: The research made it possible to broaden the understanding of nursing care to the patient in palliative care. It was perceived that this assistance is permeated by situations involving professionals such as the feelings about this care, the capacity to perform it and the practical aspects that guide it.