Medidas de conforto e comunicação nas ações de cuidado de enfermagem ao paciente crítico

Abstract

Descriptive, quantitative study carried out at a University Hospital in Curitiba-PR, Brazil. The objective was to analyze the caring actions performed at a semi-intensive care unit, from the perspective of the caring humanization, and also to evaluate the presence of comfort and communication measures in performing these actions. The data collection occurred under a systematic non-participant observation. The caring actions were grouped, according to its frequency, and presented in graphs. The comfort measures were present at 45% of the caring actions performed, and communication establishment was present at 40% of these actions. Even today, the comfort and communication measures, as reflected in the process of caring humanization, remain as an ideal speech. However, they are too far from reality of the health care system's users and workers.

Potential intravenous drug interactions in intensive care

“…Studies recommend communication as a daily competence in nursing care, both the communication among the multiprofessional team and communication between the nurse and the individual receiving care, which conveys safety and comfort to the latter. Lack of communication or ineffective communication keeps the staff apart from patients and family members, and has a direct impact on the quality of care provided (16) .…”

Geriatric care: ways and means of providing comfort

“…The ways/means of providing comfort also appear in strategies/actions carried out on a day-to-day basis, which aim to satisfy particular needs, either through massage, decubitus change or in the hygiene and grooming care (18) . The implicit act of touching, as we have already mentioned, is an important comforting measure, since it is an excellent method of approximation between the nurse and the older adult.…”

“…The implicit act of touching, as we have already mentioned, is an important comforting measure, since it is an excellent method of approximation between the nurse and the older adult. In addition, changing the bedding when it is wet and keeping it well stretched, avoiding that the "wrinkles" of the clothing cause discomfort, as well as massaging the patient, are frequent comforting actions in the studied context, which provide a sense of relief from discomfort and a state of comfort (18) . The presence and sensation of pain are related to the discomfort and its relief is the immediate objective of the nursing interventions.…”

Autonomia profissional e enfermagem: representações de profissionais de saúde

“…The achieve this goal, these institutions must equip nursing students with the prowess of critical and scientific thought, in accordance with the technological transformations inherent to the health sector, and prepare professionals who are aware of and promote an image of professional autonomy and govern and make care-related decisions that are compatible with current social needs (16)(17)(18) . The knowledge of the representations established by the social groups involved in nursing care can be used to reconsider the technological model of work (and education for work).…”