ANALYSIS OF SITUATIONS OF VIOLENT PATIENTS IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Authors

  • Ângela Gonçalves da Silva Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Thaíse Liara da Silva Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste
  • Mariluci Alves Maftum Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR
  • Márcio Roberto Paes Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Maria Ribeiro Lacerda Universidade Federal do Paraná

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i3.33403

Keywords:

Nursing, Violence, Intensive care units.

Abstract

This exploratory study was undertaken in
an Adult Intensive Care Unit in the teaching hospital in
Curitiba in the Brazilian state of Paraná, with data being
collected in August and September 2010. The participants
were eight nursing professionals, and the aim was to
understand the nursing team’s perception regarding the
violence which occurred in the unit, and this team’s
reactions to the event. The data obtained through group
interviews and Content Analysis allowed the following
categories to be identified: ‘The violence arising from the
patient against the nursing team’; ‘Reasons for violence
during nursing care’; and ‘The nursing team’s reaction to
the violence caused by the patient’. It was found that the
violence occurs as a result of the patient’s problem not
been resolved, and may come from family members or
from patients, and can result from lack of communication
ahead of the care being undertaken. It is concluded that
communication is an instrument for the nursing care and
can contribute to non-violence for the individuals who
work to promote healthcare.

Author Biographies

Ângela Gonçalves da Silva, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutoranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem - PPGENF da Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Thaíse Liara da Silva, Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste

Mestre em enfermagem. Professora da Universidade Estadual do Centro Oeste - UNICENTRO

Mariluci Alves Maftum, Universidade Federal do Paraná - UFPR

Coordenadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da UFPR

Márcio Roberto Paes, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da UFPR

Maria Ribeiro Lacerda, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem da UFPR

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Published

2014-09-28

How to Cite

Gonçalves da Silva, Ângela, da Silva, T. L., Maftum, M. A., Paes, M. R., & Lacerda, M. R. (2014). ANALYSIS OF SITUATIONS OF VIOLENT PATIENTS IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Cogitare Enfermagem, 19(3). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i3.33403

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 3 (2014)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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