Palliative care for oncological children: feelings of the nursing team

Introduction: Palliative care is an agglomerate of actions that promote comfort, whether in the hospital environment or at home to the individual without therapeutic possibility. Objective: To understand the feelings that are aroused in the nursing team professionals dealing with oncology children in palliative care. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out at Hospital São Marcos, which is a reference center for cancer treatment, located in the south central region of Teresina, Piauí. The research participants were ten professionals from the nursing team who work or who have already worked directly with oncological children with no possibility of cure. Results: After analyzing the statements, two categories emerged entitled: “Feelings of nursing professionals who assist oncological children: interferences in palliative care”, whose content reveals the feelings that are aroused in the team; and "Strategies used by the nursing team to promote palliative care in oncology children in the terminal phase", which reveals the duties of the team in caring for terminally ill children. Conclusion: At the end of the research, we can observe a humanistic team that always seeks the best for the patient, regardless of the feeling that is aroused in the professional caregiver.