Dias, Kalina Coeli Costa de Oliveira
[Author];
Lopes, Maria Emília Limeira
[Author];
França, Inacia Sátiro Xavier de
[Author];
Batista, Patricia Serpa de Souza
[Author];
Batista, Jaqueline Brito Vidal
[Author];
Sousa, Francisco Stélio de
[Author]
Strategies to humanize the care of hospitalized elderly: study with assistant nurses
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Veröffentlichungsversion
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 7 (2015) 1 ; 1832-1846
Description:
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.