Care to mastectomized woman: discussing ontic aspects and the ontological dimension in nurses performance at a Cancer Hospital

Authors

  • Teresa Caldas Camargo Instituto Nacional do Câncer (INCA); Hospital do Câncer III (HC III)
  • Ivis Emília de Oliveira Souza Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692003000500008

Keywords:

breast cancer, nursing care, oncology nursing

Abstract

This reflection approaches aspects related to the ontic and ontological dimensions that constitute and, therefore, permeate nursing care delivered to the client with breast cancer submitted to mastectomy. This reflexive analysis was developed considering the author's professional experience as a clinical nurse at the Cancer Hospital III and at the National Cancer Institute (INCA) as well as using the theoretical frameworks studied during her master and doctoral courses. Through a comprehensive attitude and using phenomenological interpretation, this study aimed at reflecting about nurse's clinical actions in the routine of an institution, pointing out possibilities for a care based on the existential dimension of the involved persons. Therefore, the author emphasizes nurse's performance with the client that is not only translated in the application of scientific techniques, orientations and information but also considering the perception, understanding and care provided by a human being in his/her singularity.

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Published

2003-10-01

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 5 (2003)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Care to mastectomized woman: discussing ontic aspects and the ontological dimension in nurses performance at a Cancer Hospital. (2003). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 11(5), 614-621. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692003000500008