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Pensar Enfermagem / v.28 n.sup / October 2024

DOI: 10.71861/pensarenf.v28iSup.352

Introduction

Caring for children with palliative needs and their parents, and with the possibility of the

child's death, is a challenging reality for nurses, because it requires experience and

knowledge in managing emotions, as well as the implementation of emotion self-regulation

strategies, considering the maintenance of the therapeutic relationship and well-being.

Emotional labor in nursing is defined as the act or skills involved in caring for and

needs and their parents at home.

Methods

Study with a qualitative approach, anchored in the Interpretive/Constructivist Paradigm,

using a Grounded Theory methodology, because it facilitates studying social processes. It

has its roots in Symbolic Interactionism. The semi-structured interview was used as a data

collection instrument. Participants were eight parents of children with palliative needs, who

are cared for by nurses at home. All ethical procedures were followed and respected.

Results

Conclusion

The nurses’ emotional labor highlights the individual effort that nurses take to manage their

emotions and, simultaneously, facilitate the emotional management of parents and children

with palliative needs. The research will contribute to the definition of emotional labor

strategies nurses will implement when caring for children and parents in palliative care.

Keywords

Palliative Care; Emotions; Children; Parents; Nurses.

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