THE PERSON IN THE PROCESS OF DEATH

Authors

  • M. Frutos Martín Universidad de Valladolid (Campus de Soria)
  • J. A. Iglesias Guerra Universidad de León.
  • J. M. Frutos Martín Complejo Hospitalario de Palencia.
  • A. Calle Pardo Universidad de León.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.6.1.208
Keywords: Salud, enfermedad, muerte, práctica profesional, health, illness, death, professional practice.

Abstract

One of the greatest aspects that nursing usually deal with in their daily practice is the death of the person they are looking alter, and in many cases is considered as a failure of the therapeutic and care action, and so rejected due to its traumatic aspect for professionals and clients of sanitary attention. The poor study of our responsibilities when taking care of a person, defined by V. Henderson as “the help to a dignified death” makes us think about the cycle health-illness-death, to comprehend a process where nursing professionals can and have to be a fundamental help for the patient and his family. In this work we have tried to reflect on death process from philosophy and anthropology, with the aim of defusing, assume and relate our practice to this reality social and professionally rejected to help a person to die decently.

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Author Biographies

M. Frutos Martín, Universidad de Valladolid (Campus de Soria)

Enfermero. Lcdo. en Humanidades. Prof. Titular EUE.

J. A. Iglesias Guerra, Universidad de León.

Enfermero. Lcdo. en Ciencias de la Educación. Complejo Hospitalario de Palencia. Prof. Asociado Dptº de Enfermería y Fisioterapia.

J. M. Frutos Martín, Complejo Hospitalario de Palencia.

Enfermero.

A. Calle Pardo, Universidad de León.

Enfermera. Lcda. en Humanidades. Prof. Titular EUE.
Published
02-10-2007
How to Cite
[1]
Frutos Martín, M. et al. 2007. THE PERSON IN THE PROCESS OF DEATH. Global Nursing. 6, 1 (Oct. 2007). DOI:https://doi.org/10.6018/eglobal.6.1.208.
Issue
Vol. 6 No. 1 (2007): #10 - Mayo
Section
Reflexiones y Ensayos

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