The meaning of interaction between nursing professionals and newborns/families in a hospital setting.

This study aimed to understand the meaning of the nursing team's communication with newborns and families during care delivered in the neonatal unit and also to develop a theoretical model. Symbolic Interactionism and Hargie's model were used as theoretical and Grounded theory as the methodological...

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Publicado en:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem (RLAE) Vol. 16; no. 6; pp. 1012 - 1019
Autores principales: Pinheiro EM, Silva MJP, Angelo M, Ribeiro CA
Formato: pictorial research Journal Article
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo nov/dez2008
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Sumario:This study aimed to understand the meaning of the nursing team's communication with newborns and families during care delivered in the neonatal unit and also to develop a theoretical model. Symbolic Interactionism and Hargie's model were used as theoretical and Grounded theory as the methodological reference framework. Symbolic Interactionism and Hargie's the theoretical model were used and Grounded Theory as the methodological reference framework. The study was carried out at the nursery of a hospital in Sa(o Paulo, SP, Brazil. The study was carried out at the nursery of a hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. The study sample was composed of three nurses and four nursing auxiliaries. The study sample was composed of three nurses and four nursing auxiliaries. The theoretical model Being mediated by the strength of motivation was based on findings and revealed the role the nursing professionals' motivation played during interactions with newborns and families. The theoretical model Being mediated by the strength of motivation was based on findings and revealed the role the nursing professionals' motivation played during interactions with newborns and families. The conclusion is that more humanized interactions with newborns and families result from the nursing professionals' motivation. The conclusion is that more humanized interactions with newborns and families result from the nursing professionals' motivation.