Conflitos ético-morais na assistência de enfermagem no período perioperatório

Abstract

Objective: to identify the main ethical-moral conflicts in nursing practice in the operatingroomofa public hospital in the Federal District. Method: exploratory research with a quantitative and qualitative approach, carried out with professionals from the operating room. A collection instrument was created composed of sociodemographic and open questionswhere we deal with ethical impasses and the respective professional conduct in the face of their experience -the interviews were audio recorded in a maximum of 15 minutes. Results and discussion: 10 professionals, all female, participated in public tenders. The word cloud highlighted the word 'conflict' as the most talked about among the interviewees, which ultimately generatedn the creation of 4 thematic categories. Conclusion: The study demonstrated that nurses and nursing technicians live daily with various ethical-moral conflicts that cause fears and anguish. We conclude that changes in the health team's postureare necessary and be incorporated into the ethical training of professionals, supported by theoretical methodo logical references of bioethics.