Abstract

SOLER CASTELLS, Ana María. Living experiences by theatre nurses in the process of the retrieval of organs. Index Enferm [online]. 2007, vol.16, n.57, pp.47-49. ISSN 1699-5988.

Objective: to explore the living experience of theatre nurses when they participate in the retrieval of thoracic organs (heart and lungs). Methods: a qualitative, observational and descriptive study through an analysis of the relevant literature to the studied topic. Results: the team exposes to the retrieval of organs procedure shows a level of stress related to the activity that is specific to the activity. This level of stress depends of how the person lives and deals with the situation, her/his beliefs and the intrinsic symbolism of heart and lungs. Conclusion: the nursing staff that works in the retrieval of thoracic organs is exposed to a level of stress specific to its activity and that is not often contemplated. Different strategies of coping have appeared from its detection.

Keywords : Theatre nurses; Retrieval of thoracic organs; Stress; Strategies of coping.