Humanitude in Emergency Nursing Care
Experiences in the Insular Context of Cabo Verde
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https://doi.org/10.48492/servir0211.38770Keywords:
Humanitude Methodology, Nursing, Emergency Services, Critical PatientAbstract
Introduction: Humanitude Methodology (MH), as a concept and relational strategy, is essential in the therapeutic relationship and promotion of excellence in care. which is characterized by the inclusion in nursing interventions of its pillars, that is, the word, the look, the touch and verticality.
Objective/s: To understand the perception of nurses regarding the relevance and consistency of application of MH, in care in Emergency Services (ED) in the island context of Cape Verde (CV).
Methods: Quantitative and descriptive study, using data obtained from the application of the Form “Structured Sequence of Humanitude Care Procedures (SEPCH), (Simões, et al., 2012), to a sample of 12 ED nurses.
Results: The sample constituted 34.28% of the professional universe of the CV ED, mostly female (58.3%=7), between 27 and 31 years old, residing in CV. It was found that in terms of relevance, less than half of the sample, 42.15%, marked “Not applicable”, and 2.2% of the sample considered this strategy “unimportant”. Regarding the consistency of MH application, 39.96% indicated “I always carry out”, but there is 1.5% of the sample, which indicated “I never carry out” these interventions.
Conclusion: In the CV island context, less than half of the nurses in the ED admit to recognizing the relevance and applying MH, and they admit to doing so because they believe that it promotes interpersonal relationships with users and empathy. Training on this topic is suggested, in order to promote the quality of care.
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