Burn pain: terrible for the ones who feel, stressful for the ones who care

Authors

  • Lídia Aparecida Rossi Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada
  • Cristina Camargo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Clarinia M. N. M. Santos Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Hospital das Clínicas
  • Rita de Cássia de Paula Barruffin Universidade de São Paulo; Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto; Hospital das Clínicas
  • Emília Campos de Carvalho Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000300004

Keywords:

pain, burns, ethnography

Abstract

The goals of the study were to understand the cultural meaning that the nursing team and burn patients attribute to burn pain. Participant observations were carried out during one year at a Burn Unit. Semi-structured interviews with four nurses, five nursing auxiliaries and 12 patients were recorded. The burn pain is understood by nurses as physical and emotional pain. For professionals and patients, bath and dressing changes are stressful. For patients, burn pain is terrible and they can not explain it. However, they feel they should hold it up.

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Published

2000-07-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 3 (2000)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Burn pain: terrible for the ones who feel, stressful for the ones who care. (2000). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 8(3), 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692000000300004