Sentimentos e percepções de acadêmicos de enfermagem para o cuidado à mulher em situação de perda fetal

Abstract

Pregnancy often represents a significant moment in the life of a woman and her family, involving an anxious wait for the arrival of this little human being. However, when fetal loss occurs, several impacts, both emotional and physical, can affect those involved and, mainly, the woman, making the care offered to her necessary and essential. In view of the above, this study aims to identify the feelings and perceptions of Nursing students regarding the care of women in situations of fetal loss. This is a research subproject, with a qualitative approach, of an exploratory descriptive type. Data were collected in August 2019, through two focus groups guided by a script and audio-recorded, with nursing students from a federal educational institution. The data was subjected to thematic content analysis. All ethical aspects were respected and the research was approved by a Research Ethics Committee under opinion number 3.336.383 and CAAE number 11750518.0.3001.5564. 19 students from the 8th phase and 10th phase of an undergraduate Nursing course participated in the study. With the analysis of the data, two themes emerged, namely: “If I were in a situation like this I would cry together” and “Making mistakes, living, making mistakes, learning”. The first theme pointed out the experiences of academics in caring for women in situations of fetal loss, the feelings instigated by the experiences, doubts regarding the assistance provided to women in situations of fetal loss and repercussions in the context of care. The second theme observed the students' perception in relation to the teachings and preparation in the academic environment for future professional performance, highlighting the fragility during graduation with regard to academics' learning and understanding in this context of care, in addition to highlighting possibilities in the strengthening teaching-learning, with teaching methods such as clinical simulation and case analyses. The students demonstrated various particularities and emotions regarding the possibilities of providing care to women in situations of fetal loss, expressing that they feel unprepared and have difficulties in dealing with the feelings arising from this process. Furthermore, they highlighted the legitimate concern with academic training for future professional performance in this scenario of loss and mourning.