title: [Nursing care in situations of facial image alteration].
abstract: This research studies how patients, nursing undergraduate students, and professors perceive the care of patients with facial image alterations, and the implications of this care to the education process. It followed an exploratory qualitative approach, and it was carried out in an university hospital in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, between July 2008 and April 2009. Six patients with facial image alteration, seven nursing undergraduate students and five professors participated. Semistructured interviews and a focal group were used. The data were organized and submitted to the content analysis technique. Two categories were found: meaning of the altered facial image, and nursing education and care. The care to these patients is perceived as a complex, hard and striking experience, that constitutes a unique opportunity for the development of skills necessary to the nurse's education. It was observed the need to insert themes during education that address issues relevant to the needs of undergraduates, and enable them to reflect on their training experiences.
authors: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. sadja@smail.ufsm.br
authors: Sadja Cristina Tassinari de Souza
authors: SC
authors: Mostardeiro
authors: Eva Néri Rubim
authors: EN
authors: Pedro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001828:Body Image; D001938:Brazil; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D004644:Emotions; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*