Perception of Nursing Undergraduate Student About Receiving the Therapeutic Touch

Objective: Herein, the goal has been to know the perceptions of nursing undergraduate student about receiving the Therapeutic Touch. Methods: It is a descriptive-exploratory research with a qualitative approach, which was carried out with 10 nursing students from a Federal University from the Southern region of Brazil. For data collection, which was performed over October 2015, a semi-structured interview was used and the data were analyzed according to the discursive textual analysis. As a result, the following category emerged: The importance of caring for oneself and for others. Conclusion: The students reported a reduction of the signs of stress and pain, and an improvement in the sleep quality, leading to greater well-being. Hence, when people begin to consider subtler instances of life, it is possible to use strategies, such as the Therapeutic Touch, in order to provide a better quality of life for themselves, and later for the other. Descriptors: Therapeutic Touch, Nursing Care, Nursing Students. 1 Nursing Graduate, Master’s student enrolled in the Nursing Postgraduate Program at FURG. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil. 2 Nursing Graduate, PhD in Environmental Health, Professor at FURG. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil. 3 Nursing Graduate, PhD in Nursing, Professor at FURG. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil. 4 Nursing Undergraduate at FURG. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil. 5 Nursing Graduate, PhD in Nursing, Professor at FURG. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Brazil. 6 Nursing Professional at Associação de Caridade Santa Casa do Rio Grande. Associação de Caridade Santa Casa do Rio Grande, Brazil.