Atendimento da equipe multiprofissional durante internação por infecção de um paciente oncológico: um relato de experiência na visão acadêmica e familiar

Abstract

Final Course Project – Course (Bachelor's Degree in Nursing) – School of Social and Health Sciences of the Pontifical Catholic University of Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, 2025. Introduction: healthcare-associated infections represent one of the main challenges for patient safety, especially in the oncological context, where immunosuppression resulting from the disease and treatment increases the risk of serious complications such as sepsis and septic shock. Frequent hospitalization, therapeutic complexity, and physical and emotional vulnerability make qualified, humanized, and patient-centered multiprofessional care essential. Objective: to report the experience of the multiprofessional team's management during the hospitalization process for infection of a family member with cancer, from an academic and family perspective. Methodology: This is a descriptive account of experience, developed from the author's experiences during the hospitalization of a family member with colorectal cancer between 2019 and 2024, based on memories, personal records, and subsequent comparison with scientific literature on oncology, palliative care, patient safety, and sepsis. Results: The experience revealed significant failures in care, including lack of effective communication, negligence in symptom management, delays in medical evaluation, difficulties in medication administration, low adherence to sepsis protocols, and little appreciation of the patient's and family's complaints. Progressive worsening of the clinical picture was observed, with episodes of intense pain, wounds, and decreased level of consciousness, and progression to sepsis, culminating in multiple organ failure and death. Conclusion: The reported experience highlights the need to strengthen safety practices, promote ongoing education on sepsis, improve institutional protocols, and invest in communication and support as pillars of care. It was possible to promote deep reflections on empathy, ethical responsibility, and human fragility, and reinforce the commitment to critical, humanized, and evidence-based professional practice, emphasizing the importance of the role of Nursing in surveillance, communication, and in defending patient rights.