A conceptual framework of clinical nursing care in intensive care

Authors

  • Rafael Celestino da Silva Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Márcia de Assunção Ferreira Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery
  • Thémistoklis Apostolidis Aix-Marseille Université
  • Marcos Antônio Gomes Brandão Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Enfermagem Anna Nery

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0501.2622

Abstract

Objective: to propose a conceptual framework for clinical nursing care in intensive care.Method: descriptive and qualitative field research, carried out with 21 nurses from an intensive care unit of a federal public hospital. We conducted semi-structured interviews and thematic and lexical content analysis, supported by Alceste software.Results: the characteristics of clinical intensive care emerge from the specialized knowledge of the interaction, the work context, types of patients and nurses characteristic of the intensive care and care frameworks.Conclusion: the conceptual framework of the clinic's intensive care articulates elements characteristic of the dynamics of this scenario: objective elements regarding technology and attention to equipment and subjective elements related to human interaction, specific of nursing care, countering criticism based on dehumanization.

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Published

2015-10-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 5 (2015)

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Original Articles

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How to Cite

A conceptual framework of clinical nursing care in intensive care . (2015). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 23(5), 837-845. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0501.2622