Semiology of body expressions of nurses in the quotidian of the emergency service

Abstract

Aim: to describe the semiology of body expressions and the typologies of care performed by emergency nurses. Method: qualitative and exploratory study arising from data collection by means of recorded images, performed with eight nurses in the emergency unit of a University Hospital, during 24 days. Results: it was identified that Nursing care in emergency units has a nature of its own, discussed in 23 ways of caring: alert; war; dynamic; continuous; contingency; expressive; multifaceted; anonymous; admission; registration; connections; daily, nightly; shift change; transformed body; electronic; micro-space; social margin; homeless population; mural; close/distant; dead or dying; and of care professionals. Final considerations: the present study enabled the identification, through the images, of the nature of Nursing care in the emergency room.

Keywords

• cuidados de enfermagem
• enfermagem em emergência
• comunicação não verbal.