Brazilian Nursing Communication Symposium
SIBRACEN

Abstract

Alvim Alyne de Medeiros, Santos Camila de Oliveira, Figueiredo Nébia Maria Almeida de, Tonini Teresa. Caring for the dead body: an experience report. In: Proceedings of the 8. Brazilian Nursing Communication Symposium [Proceedings online]; 2002  May 02-03; São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 2002 [cited 2024 Apr 23]. Available from: URL: http://www.proceedings.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=MSC0000000052002000200050&lng=en&nrm=van .

This study is an experience report at a unit of patients in serious conditions of a Public Hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The authors, who are nursing students, experienced the process of a client’s death and care for the body after death. This created many conflicts, doubts, positive and negative emotions, loaded with reflections on care and nursing. Machado, Figueiredo (1999) and Kübler-Ross (1997) were used as a theoretical framework.

Keywords : nursing; death; care.