Cogitare Enfermagem (Sep 2014)

ANALYSIS OF SITUATIONS OF VIOLENT PATIENTS IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

  • Ângela Gonçalves da Silva,
  • Thaíse Liara da Silva,
  • Mariluci Alves Maftum,
  • Marcio Roberto Paes,
  • Maria Ribeiro Lacerda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v19i3.33403
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 402 – 408

Abstract

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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 identifiedthe 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.

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