THE NURSING CARE TO THE CRITICAL PATIENT IN FAMILY’S PERCEPTION

Authors

  • Rúbia Manetti Mezzaroba
  • Vívian Maria de Freitas
  • Kátia Renata Antunes Kochla

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i3.16180

Keywords:

Relações profissional-família, Cuidados intensivos, Cuidados de enfermagem, Equipe de enfermagem, Professional-family relations, Intensive care, Nursing care, Nursing team.

Abstract

Descriptive-exploratory study, performed in a Semi-intensive Therapy Center (CTSI) in a large Public University
Hospital in Curitiba. The objectives were to understand the meaning of nursing care to the critical patient’s relatives and
to identify if the nursing team meets family’s expectations. The study’s subjects were relatives of patients who were
hospitalized in February 2008. Data survey was performed through interviews and organized in categories. For the subjects,
nursing care is related to technical actions and to the attention the team dedicates to patient. Families consider that if the
team takes care with love and tenderness, the results will be positive to patient recovery. A significant part of interviewed
people indicated that their expectations were met and another part considered nursing team contacts were unsatisfactory.
This study showed the necessity of a nursing team reflection on the importance of family’s perception regarding care.

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Mezzaroba, R. M., de Freitas, V. M., & Kochla, K. R. A. (2009). THE NURSING CARE TO THE CRITICAL PATIENT IN FAMILY’S PERCEPTION. Cogitare Enfermagem, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v14i3.16180

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2009)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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