Percepções da dor: diagnóstico de enfermagem em pacientes infartados

Objective: To know the perceptions of the pain symptom for patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach, and consisted of bibliographical research and directed and semi - structured interviews. Results: 62.5% (5) patients are female. 75% (6) patients are in the age group above 60 years. 3 patients reported that the pain started after performing daily activities and 3 described it as something unexplained. Conclusion: The definition and coping of pain is something personal and exclusive to each individual, even though they both go through similar situations, each one will have his way of expressing and describing the meaning of pain and what it represented in the given moment that occurred.