Practice of humanized care by the nursing team in Brazilian intensive care units
International Journal of Development Research
Practice of humanized care by the nursing team in Brazilian intensive care units
Received 06th August, 2021; Received in revised form 10th September, 2021; Accepted 19th October, 2021; Published online 30th October, 2021
Copyright © 2021, Ailton Batista de Albuquerque Junior et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Introdução: A humanização da saúde é vista no contexto atual como um movimento integrador das relações da saúde, buscando a melhoria do atendimento e um ambiente propício para o desenvolvimento do cuidado. Objective: to analyze the practice of humanized care by the nursing team in Brazilian ICUs facing humanization in Intensive Care Units, in the period from 2015 to 2020. Metodologia: Pesquisa bibliográfica, de abordagem qualitativa do tipo descritiva. Results: Fourteen studies were selected, all in Portuguese. The results show that there are many factors that, according to the perception of the nursing staff, influence the implementation of humanization in the ICU, especially professional devaluation, communication between professionals and family members and with other professionals, excessive workload and inadequate structure and work environment. Conclusion: Therefore, humanization in the ICU environment needs to be worked on with a view to interventions aimed at the well-being of patients and their families, professionals, the community in general and the institution.
