Chronic renal failure: when the autonomy is lost

Introduction: The IRC is one of the most common causes of healthcare related not only to the patient’s physical health but also psychological level. Objective: to explore the experiences and feelings experienced by a patient with CKD. Methodology: includes a single participant using convenience sampling. Data by patient history and an in depth interview with open questions were collected for 45 minutes. Consultation took place in nursing; after informing the confidentiality of your personal data, and the possibility of abandonment at any time. The conversation was recorded and transcribed in full by the same person, performing notes on the observations noted in a field notebook. After reading the transcript of the data showed the reporting compliance, and performing the verification thereof. For analysis of the content of the analytical sequence Taylor-Bogdan adapted continued. Findings: Through repeated readings of the text a list of themes, ideas, concepts and propositions that allowed to define the categories of study was drawn. Conclusions: The discourse of our patient shows the memory of their disease at 64, debuting with big changes in their life and great concern and anxiety about the future situation.