Bone marrow transplant and nursing care based on the Calgary Model

Abstract

This is a case study with a qualitative approach carried out to discuss the experience of a family facing a bone marrow transplant, and the nursing care based on the Calgary Model of Family Assessment and Intervention. Data were collected in June 2005, through interviews with the subjects, concomitant with the development of the genogram and eco-map during hospitalization in the Transplant Unit of Hospital das Clinicas, Federal University of Minas Gerais. It was found that the family re-organized itself to face the emerging health situation, with the support of the multidisciplinary transplant team, especially the care of nurses. The study allowed understanding how this family takes care, identifies potential problems and efforts to share responsibility in a situation of insecurity and suffering with an unfavorable prognosis. However, it was concluded that it is vital that the nursing team act as a facilitator in the search for their own solutions.