Humanized care: discovering the possibilities in the practice of nursing in mental health

In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, Band 7, Heft 1, S. 1774-1782

Abstract

Objective: To identify the humanized care as an instrument of reorganization of the mental health nursing
practice. Method: exploratory research, qualitative character, developed with nurses of a mental health
hospital of Mossoró-RN. As data collection instrument a semi-structured interview script was used. The
data collection was held in the institution and applied to thematic analysis of content proposed by Minayo.
Results: respondents understand that humanization means caring for people, collectively, with
responsibility, commitment and ethics, helping them overcome their limitations. They are based on the
concept of the Psychiatric Reform as a movement, which brought significant gains for the new focus of
mental health, in which the philosophy of humanization can contribute to an effective and precedent
nursing care. Conclusion: To be open to criticism and being able to do teamwork with balance and
compromise with the redefinition of policies of assistance to the person with mental disorder.