Nursing & Primary Care
Open AccessPalliative Care in the Home Environment: The Burden of the Informal Carer in Palliative Care
Authors: José Carlos dos Reis Lopes, Cidália de Fátima Cabral de Frias.
Abstract
This article derives from work developed within the scope of clinical teaching in the Nursing course, with the aim of fostering the development of professional skills and stimulating critical reflection on care practice. The experience reported focuses on the care provided by informal carers and the relationship established with the person being cared for, using as a theoretical and methodological reference the reflective cycle proposed by Graham Gibbs, published in 1988 in the book “Learning by Doing”. Although the model consists of five distinct stages, the reflection presented adopts an integrated approach, allowing for an understanding of the process as a whole. This work was developed in the context of Clinical Teaching of Continuing and Palliative Care, constituting a pedagogical strategy aimed at promoting meaningful learning based on the practical experience of nursing students. The experience presented in this article is a student's informed reflection on her clinical teaching journey in the field of home palliative care and highlights the difficulties encountered in linking theory and practice.
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