Sentido de ser enfermeira no Serviço de Atendimento Móvel de Urgência

Abstract

Understanding the meaning of being a Mobile Pre-hospital Care Nurse. This is a qualitative study with a comprehensive approach based on Victor Frankl's theoretical analysis. It was conducted through a phenomenological interview with 11 nurses working in Decentralized Bases of the Mobile Emergency Care Service in the Northeast Microregion, Bahia. The phenomenological interview was used for data collection, with prior authorization from the research subject, respecting the ethical issues involving field research using an approach question: What does it mean to you to be a SAMU nurse? And two guiding questions: What does it mean to you to be a nurse working in the mobile emergency care service? And, How do you experience situations that generate suffering in mobile pre-hospital emergency care? The steps of the Triadic Configuration (humanistic, existential, personalistic) were followed as the analysis method. Four thematic categories emerged: Being a nurse in SAMU is experiencing the decision-making process and suffering in care relationships; Being a nurse in SAMU is experiencing the noogenic tension that emerges during professional action; Being a nurse in SAMU is realizing the fulfillment of Franklinian values; Being a nurse in SAMU makes it possible to fulfill life purposes and find meaning in life. The synthesis of the categories made it possible to understand the meaning of being a nurse who works in SAMU in line with feelings of sadness, fear and anguish that cause suffering among these professionals during the practice of care, due to the difficulties encountered during care in an adverse scenario that enhances emotional imbalance. However, the responsibility of acting based on ethics and morals transcends the technical conduct of the care provided by the study participants and gives rise to a feeling of gratitude permeated by experiences and knowledge of professional practice. The study revealed only one facet of the phenomenon identified by a specific group in a defined time and space, which does not allow for a broader understanding of the meaning of being a nurse in the practice of care. We thus learn that the sense experienced by nurses permeated by suffering can contribute to a new approach to care actions motivated by respect for life and humanization in the pre-hospital care setting.