“Estar ahí”, significado del cuidado espiritual: la mirada de los profesionales de enfermería* (original) (raw)

2014, Avances en Enfermería

The importance of spiritual care within the exercise of nursing is undeniable. Even though there are different ways to provide this, it is a subject of interest and reflection. Objective: To understand the meaning of spiritual care for the professionals of nursing. Methodology: Qualitative investigation, made in Medellín (Colombia) between October 2011 and February 2013. Under the lineaments proposed by the fundamental theory, 14 professionals of nursing were interviewed, from both sexes, which were contacted through the snowball technique. The analysis of the data was made manually, following the process to understand what spiritual care means for nurses, how they define it, what strengths and barriers do they encounter when administering it and what actions do they take to this purpose. Results: The concept of spiritual care is vague, however, nurses take concrete action for care, specially the "being there", as av.enferm., XXXII (2): 261-270, 2014 ARTÍCULO DE INVESTIGACIÓN "Estar ahí", significado del cuidado espiritual: la mirada de los profesionales de enfermería * "Being there", the meaning of spiritual care: the vision of nursing professionals "Estar aí", significado do cuidado espiritual: o olhar dos profissionais de enfermagem