Strategies to humanize the care of hospitalized elderly: study with assistant nurses

Autor: Dias, Kalina Coeli Costa de Oliveira, Lopes, Maria Emília Limeira, França, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de, Batista, Patricia Serpa de Souza, Batista, Jaqueline Brito Vidal, Sousa, Francisco Stélio de
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 7, 1, 1832-1846
Druh dokumentu: Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article
ISSN: 2175-5361
DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2015.v7i1.1832-1846
Popis: Objective: Investigating the strategies that nurses use to watch the hospitalized elderly. Method: this is an exploratory study of qualitative nature. The research was conducted at a University Hospital with fifteen clinical nurses. To facilitate the data collection was used the interview technique. The empirical material was analyzed qualitatively, using the Technique of Content Analysis. Results: From the qualitative analysis emerged three themes: reception and individualized nursing care and respect for the autonomy of elderly patients; respect to beliefs, values, the privacy and identity of the elderly patient, recovery of verbal and nonverbal communication to the patient and his family. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the commitment of nurses participating in the research regarding the humanized nursing care directed to hospitalized elderly.
Databáze: SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository