Nursing care management to men with cancer

Abstract

Objective: Discussing the interactions between gender perspective and integrality in the management of nursing care to men with cancer. Method: A qualitative study guided by Grounded Theory. The scenario was a Federal Hospital in the city of Rio de Janeiro - Brazil, and the subjects all 6 nurses from the oncology service, which granted semi-structured interviews. Results: Five categories emerged generating the phenomenon: Redefining the management of nursing care by a gender perspective, in order to ensure comprehensiveness to the man with cancer. In the interaction with men with cancer in anticancer treatment, nurses hear the influence of masculinity in their lives and detect the need for inclusion of a gender perspective in their professional practice. Conclusion: Ensuring complete care to man launches challenge to put in place of it, recognizing their unique needs and so reframe the management of nursing care.