Abstract
The article is the result of research carried out at a university hospital in Rio Grande do Sul, with the objective of identifying and analyzing the bioethical conflicts experienced by nurses and the institutional support mechanisms offered and used by them to address these conflicts. For the data collection, a semi-structured interview was used. All the ethical procedures and recommendations were observed. Data analysis followed Bardin’s perspective. Two main categories were defined to support the data: bioethical conflicts experienced in daily life and the support mechanisms available to the professional facing bioethical conflicts. What was evidenced is that nurses are confronted with bioethical conflicts of different natures and do not always have the knowledge, conditions, authorization and support necessary to solve them, which impairs their performance or makes them feel frustrated about their work.
Aprovação CEP-URI/FW 1.886.529
Bioethics; Decision-making; Nursing; Health services