Cogitare Enfermagem (Mar 2018)

HOSPITAL LINEN AND HEALTH CARE: PERSPECTIVE OF PROFESSIONALS AND STUDENTS

  • Anapaula Massinatori Peres,
  • Luzmarina Aparecida Doretto Braccialli,
  • Sueli Moreira Pirolo,
  • Elza de Fátima Ribeiro Higa,
  • Márcio Mielo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v23i1.53413
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 1
p. e53413

Abstract

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Objective: analyze the understanding of the use of hospital linen and its importance in health care. Method: case study with 19 university level professionals (physicians and nurses), 23 secondary level professionals (nursing technicians and aides) and 11 undergraduate students (nursing and medicine) from a teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo, from February to June 2016. Thematic content analysis was used for data analysis. Results:two categories emerged from data analysis: “Hospital linen as a care item” and “Provision of linen for care”. Final considerations: the participants were unaware of the meaning and importance of linen within the care context. Educational activities are needed to understand its importance.

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