CARING THE INSTITUTIONALIZED PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i4.13125Keywords:
Saúde mental, Enfermagem psiquiátrica, Atividades cotidianas=pt, Mental health, Psychiatric nursing, Daily tasks=en, Salud mental, Enfermería psiquiátrica, Actividades de la vida diaria=esAbstract
This is a nursing care practice account, carried out at a psychiatric hospital in the metropolitan area of
Florianopolis/Brazil in 2003. Ten (10) patients participated in the study. It objectified: to rescue institutionalized patients’
daily skills by promoting educational and personal skills activities, encouraging them to perform daily tasks. Four (4)
educational workshops were held where some themes were addressed, such as: personal appearance, bath, oral hygiene,
bed-making, belongings care and organization, medication intake, feeding and participation in recreational activities. This
experience evidenced that mental patients when followed up, carefully cared and guided may skillfully perform basic daily
tasks that they missed after years of institutionalization. It also brought about meaningful experiences, suggesting a
humanized psychiatric nursing care practice, searching for simple alternatives but full of practical devices for a group of
people who lost their autonomy for self-care due to the institutional process.
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