The work process between care teams and palliative care consulting

Abstract

Study objectives: to analyze the work between doctors and nurses of care teams with professionals of a palliative care consulting team. Methods and procedures: this is a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive study conducted between July and November 2021 with four doctors and four nurses from a teaching hospital in southern Brazil. We produced the data through semi-structured interviews, which were managed and organized in the Atlas.ti cloud program, demo version, and submitted to content analysis, thematic type. Main results and conclusions: we approach the work among doctors, nurses and consulting team in palliative care, as is perceived the work of the team by other professionals, as well as positive or unfavorable aspects of this joint action. There was a better interaction between the medical teams and the consulting team, due to the institutional model itself in relation to the process of request and referral to the specialized team. The nurses felt little participation, and some were unaware of the role and organization of the consulting team. We conclude that the palliative care consulting team plays an essential role in education and supporting care team professionals, although there is a need for greater relationship with nurses and the insertion of these professionals in the process of clinical evaluation, decision making and care planning.