Influence of the care of the self in the work of intensive care nurses.

Edson José Da Silva Júnior,Vanessa Ribeiro Neves,Alexandre Pazetto Balsanelli

doi:10.1590/s1980-220x2019042403701

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Abstract

To analyze the influence of the care of the self in the work of intensive care nurses. Qualitative study, carried out through thematic oral history. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with intensive care nurses who had worked in the area for at least one year and worked in a university hospital located in the south area of the city of São Paulo, Brazil. The script was composed by the guiding question "Does the care of the self affect your professional practice? In what way?". Other questions related to the object of study were added according to the development of each narrative. The speeches were transcribed, transcreated, and analyzed using the Content Analysis Technique. 13 nurses participated in the research. The following categories emerged in their speeches: "Caring for oneself means providing safer care" and "Care of the self and the leadership of intensive care nurses". Practices related to the care of the self, had a positive influence on the work process of the intensive care nurse. This influence was mainly associated with patient safety and leadership development, an important managerial competence.

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Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are extremely important for the care of critically ill patients with the possibility of recovery
Semistructured interviews were carried out with intensive care nurses who had worked in the area for at least one year and worked in a university hospital located in the south area of the city of São Paulo, Brazil
Intensive care nurses who worked in the Intensive Care Center (ICC) of a university hospital, located in the South Zone of the city of São Paulo, SP, Brazil, were invited to participate in the study

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Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are extremely important for the care of critically ill patients with the possibility of recovery. Everything suggests that the genesis of ICU was on the battlefields of Scutari, Turkey, during the Crimean War (1853-1856), when the nurse Florence Nightingale organized what is called Modern Nursing[1]. This was a milestone in the organization of work and contributed to a significant decrease in the levels of infection among patients and an improvement in the care provided. Florence Nightingale received one of the greatest British commendations awarded by Queen Victoria, her dedication made her ill during the years of the Crimean War. It is known that the nurse contracted typhus and was extremely ill when she was in Scutari[1]. It is a paradox that the most significant professional role model of nurses got ill due to their work

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