Aging: the experience of nurses working in a hospital

Rev Bras Enferm. 2021 Jul 14;74(3):e20201187. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1187. eCollection 2021.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: to understand the experience of aging in the perspective of nurses working in a hospital environment.METHODS: descriptive study with a qualitative approach, with interviews based on six guiding questions analyzed through Martín Heidegger's perspective on Phenomenology.RESULTS: eleven nurses with a mean age of 46.2 years old participated in the study. The study unveiled the phenomenon of being a nurse in the process of aging. The speeches were divided into three categories: Being-there and the different faces of aging; Being-in-the-world of work; Being-in-the-world of old age.FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: there was a trend towards a positive search for aging and active old age, but aspects such as fear of loneliness and abandonment ("Being-in-the-world of old age") emerged through fearful speeches. There is a need for gerontological education so that nurses can properly discuss and plan a healthy aging process and achieve a dignified old age.PMID:34287494 | DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1187
Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - Category: Nursing Authors: Source Type: research