Nurse experiencing care of patient under parenteral nutrition

Abstract

It is about a research with the objective of understanding the experience of the nurse in the process of taking care being the caregiver of the patient under parenteral nutrition. We have utilized the Symbolic Interactionism and the Theory Grounded in Data for the theoretical-methodological referral. Ten nurses who have experienced this praxis in a public hospital in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, have taken part of the study. The data collection was performed through participant observation and semi-structured interview. We have identified the phenomenon that expresses the nurse experiencing the care by showing attitudes, feelings and meanings regarding care.