Abstract

CARA RODRIGUEZ, Rosalía. A phenomenological study about the perceptions of nursing professionals to death. Ene. [online]. 2020, vol.14, n.1, 1417.  Epub Nov 09, 2020. ISSN 1988-348X.

Death and its confrontation are considered socially as a taboo subject. The objective of this study is to analyze and describe the experiences of nursing professionals regarding death in the personal and work environment. The method used was qualitative research based on hermeneutical phenomenology with an epistemological and methodological framework by Gadamer, where the collection of information was carried out with a focal group interview with nursing professionals. The final conclusions were: education of nursing staff on how to deal with the death of patients is a necessary action measure to maintain an adequate quality of working life.

Keywords : death; taboo; nursing staff; workplace; humans.

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