EXPERIENCE OF CARE TO PEOPLE WITH CANCER, A STUDENT'S PERSPECTIVE OF TRAINING IN NURSING

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the experience of nursing students in caring for the person with cancer. Methodology: this is about a descriptive, exploratory study from qualitative approach, analyzing the speech produced by subjects from the question: What is the experience of nursing students in caring for people with cancer? Data collection was done through narratives compiled by students with prior signing of terms of free and informed consent, conducted in September 2007. Twelve students were participants with experience of care for people with cancer. Results: from the narratives revealed three categories: characteristics of care, with seven sub-categories; enriching aspects of care, with two sub-categories; Difficulties in the process of care, with two sub-categories. Conclusion: spiced up the scene of the care experience, which identified enriching aspects and difficulties arise in which some elements that determine the availability to the other and the importance of promoting hope were highlighted. Descriptors: oncology nursing; nursing students; nursing care.