Espiritualidade : a importância para a atuação do enfermeiro.

Abstract

Spirituality is a relevant subject, especially in the health area, because it assists in the relationships between professionals, patients and families involved in coping with diseases. In the area of nursing holistic care, with the spiritual approach has been increasingly valued, because this professional is committed to realize the integral care of the human being. The nurses' exhaustive routine, the stress and pressure situations they undergo every day, demonstrate the need of these professionals to take care of their physical and mental health. The objective of the study was to understand the perception of nurses working in the hospital area, in relation to spirituality, to analyze what the nurses mean by spirituality, to understand the importance of spirituality in their field of action and to identify whether there are permanent education actions that contemplate the care with spirituality for the nurse. This is an exploratory descriptive study of a qualitative approach, using a semi-structured interview, composed of identification data and five open-ended questions, being interviewed nine care nurses, who work in critical areas of a hospital in the interior of Rio Grande do Sul. The analysis of the data was chosen by the Thematic Analysis method. The results show that it is difficult for the interviewees to define the concept of spirituality, showing that professionals are aware of the importance of spirituality in their day to day activities and most of them report that there is no continuous work on the part of the institution that helps the nursing professional to strengthen or evolve their spirituality in order to contribute to the qualification of the care provided. The results showed a difficulty in defining the concept of spirituality by the interviewees. They also show that professionals are aware of the importance of spirituality in their daily activities and most of them refer not exist continuous work, by the institution that helps the nursing professional to strengthen or evolve their spirituality, in order to contribute to the qualification of the care provided. To qualify the work and improve the quality of life of the professionals will be necessary to invest in a continuous work with emphasis for the spirituality.