LIVING WITH THE ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME: FROM THE NURSING PROFESSIONAL PONT OF VIEW

Abstract

After two years of cióse contact with HIV / aids patients in a unit specialized in attending them and several readings about this theme, and after rethinking about their daily work activities, the author proposed to study the nursing care provided to these people, focusing the professionals to be responsible of providing the care in order to understand them with concern of their daily tasks, unveiling how this work is revealed to these professionals and how it affects their lives. The study was conducted according to the phenomenological investigation methodology and ninetheen tape recorded interviews were carried out. The data analysis allowed the author to construct thematic categories evidencing that under the professionals point of view this work is important in its essence but overlaid with difficulties; it implies in helping the patients, and this worns them out in all the spheres; it requires option, competence and follow-up from the part of professionals. The results reaffirm the literature Information concerning the need that schools and health institutions implement disciplines, courses, lectures in order to help the nursing professionals to deal with the human beings in the life-death process in all its facets.