ONCOLOGY NURSING AND PALLIATIVE CARE IN A REFERENCE INSTITUTION (2005 - 2006)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: to analyze the strategies undertaken by nurses at Hospital do Câncer IV to act in accordance with the World Health Organization guidelines. Method: a historical and qualitative study carried out at Hospital do Câncer IV, a reference and exclusive Palliative Care unit belonging to the National Cancer Institute. Data collection included written documents and six oral statements and was carried out from August 2020 to August 2022. The study findings were organized and analyzed in accordance with the historical method, which included triangulation of the written and oral sources and the context in which they were produced. Results: based on the references of St. Christopher's Hospice and with the support of the Unit's Humanization Group, the strategies undertaken by the nurses and evidenced in this research were as follows: expansion of the Hospital Chaplaincy Project and the Silence Room; investments in graduate courses; professional training and technical-scientific update courses, both at the unit and at other institutions; participation in events as organizers, speakers and listeners; and performance in the Nursing Residency Program. Conclusion: nurses undertook effective strategies in the Oncology Nursing field through the consolidation and dissemination of specialized knowledge in Oncology Nursing in Brazil.