Afrontamiento de docentes de enfermería ante la muerte del paciente en unidades de cuidado crítico

Abstract

Introduction. e death is a phenomenon, it has always worried humanity, so it is the object of nursing care as part of the inherent competencies of the discipline. Objective. To describe the nurses’ level of coping with the death of patients in critical care units. Method. Pilot study observational, descriptive transversal study, the sampling method was probabilistic, taking into account the number of nurses who performed as Nursing teachers in the critical care area of four universities in Pereira and Manizales (n = 30). A self-administered survey was applied, prepared by the researchers, with sociodemographic, curricular and teaching prole data, and to assess the level of coping, the Bugen scale of coping with death, validated in Spanish, was used. Results. e 100% teachers Notas de autor a Autora de correspondencia. Correo electrónico: paduque@ucm.edu.co Investigación en Enfermería: Imagen y Desarrollo, 2020, vol. 22, ISSN: 0124-2059 / 2027-128X had near-death experience with a family member and the 73,3% had not preparation about the death, which was revelated by the Bugen scale. e 36,8% (1) of the population scored below the percentile 33 and 33,4% (2) of the population scored upper the percentile 66 and 29,9% (3) in the average zone. Conclusion. e nurses need to improve their level of coping with death, through solid training in comprehensive care at the right to die, to achieve specic competencies that can be consciously teach.