Open AccessKnowledge of nursing students on dysthanasia
Author(s) -
Mariana Costa Matos,
Darci de Oliveira Santa Rosa,
Karla Ferraz dos Anjos
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000600007
Subject(s) - thematic analysis , nursing , intervention (counseling) , meaning (existential) , nurse education , qualitative research , psychology , medicine , subject (documents) , medical education , sociology , psychotherapist , social science , library science , computer science
Objective: to evaluate the knowledge of nursing students about the dysthanasia as a process of human intervention in terminally ill patients. Methods: a qualitative study with 28 nursing students from a public higher education institution. Data analysis of the interviews was through thematic content analysis. Results: it was found that most students do not understand the meaning of dysthanasia, though living with situations involving this practice in their training. Those who defined the term described it as the excessive prolongation of life or death suffered from much pain, aggressive treatment that only prolongs the process of dying. Conclusion: it was evidenced that nursing students have insufficient knowledge of the dysthanasia and it is necessary to broaden the discussion spaces during the graduate course and conduct studies on the subject relating it to the death and dying process, for the preparation of future health professionals.