FEELINGS OF NURSING STUDENTS IN THE CURRICULUM INTERNSHIP FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF HEIDEGGER

Abstract

Objective: to comprehend the feelings of Nursing students during the Mandatory Curricular Internship. Method: qualitative study using the theoretical methodological framework of Phenomenology: description, reduction and comprehension, and analyzed from the perspective of Heidegger. The data collection took place in the second half of 2016 using the focus group technique, with 13 students of the Nursing School of a Public University of Minas Gerais. Results: feelings of insecurity, fear, personal accountability, loneliness, anguish, joy, happiness and sadness emerged in the statements. Conclusion: psychological maturity and some personal characteristics are factors that can facilitate the experience and comprehension of these feelings, favoring the personal and professional growth. Knowing these experiences, the university can also contribute with strategies to ease them, aiding in the promotion of mental health.

Keywords

• Nursing students
• Emotions
• Clinical internship
• Mental health
• Universities