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Nursing professional perspective on the grieving process in oncological situations. A study from grounded theory

https://doi.org/10.17081/innosa.112
Aura Alicia Valbuena
Instituto Nacional de Cancerología. Bogotá, Colombia
Lorena Chaparro-Diaz
Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Bogotá, Colombia
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8241-8694

Corresponding Author(s) : Lorena Chaparro-Diaz

olchaparrod@unal.edu.co

Ciencia e Innovación en Salud, 2021

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Background: This article discusses what the process experienced by nursing professionals is like having to face care situations in death stages and the grief of people with cancer. Objective: To understand the grief oncology process from nurse’s perspective in a group to Bogotá, Colombia. Methods: Qualitative study, based on grounded theory. The information was collected in in-depth interviews with 7 nurses specialized in cancer care, from public hospitals in Bogotá D.C; Results: 5 categories were found that describe how nurses live a grieving process from the moment they recognize themselves and their reality, feel defeated, act for a good death, learn from the losses and transcend to from multiple losses. Conclusions: A substantive theory called “Resignifying death and mourning to empower my NURSE I” was derived, allowing the conclusion of the hypothetical existence of 5 profiles: Novice, impotent, human, reflexive and leading nurse





Keywords

Grief, Nurses, Nursing Care, Oncology Service Hospital
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Valbuena AA, Chaparro-Diaz L. Nursing professional perspective on the grieving process in oncological situations. A study from grounded theory. Ciencia e Innovación en Salud [Internet]. 2021 Jan. 25 [cited 2024 Nov. 14];. Available from: https://revistas.unisimon.edu.co/index.php/innovacionsalud/article/view/3958
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