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Objectives: To identify communication difficulties faced by the nursing staff and to learn the strategies developed for non-oral communication. Methods: This is a descriptive, exploratory, level I study with a quantitative approach. The sample group comprised 37 registered nurses and 63 licensed practical nurses of a private hospital who, after undergoing the ethical-legal procedures, answered a questionnaire to identify difficulties faced and strategies used in the care for hearing-impaired patients. Results: Difficulty in explaining matters of interest to the patient was reported by 66% of professionals; and 32% reported difficulties in understanding patients in their way of communicate. The strategy adopted by 100% of respondents was mimicry, followed by lip reading, used by 94% of respondents; help from a person accompanying the patient was used by 65%, and written communication by 42% of respondents. Only 1% used communication via the Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS). Conclusions: The difficulties found and the strategies adopted by the nursing staff in communicating with hearing-impaired patients justify the need to train these professionals to deliver a more humanized care, developing a more inclusive society for those with special needs.
Objetivo: Identificar as dificuldades de comunicação da equipe de enfermagem com os deficientes auditivos no decorrer da assistência de enfermagem e conhecer as estratégias desenvolvidas na comunicação não verbal. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo de caráter descritivo, exploratório, de nível I, com abordagem quantitativa. A amostra foi constituída por 37 enfermeiros e 63 técnicos em enfermagem de um hospital privado que, depois de cumprirem os procedimentos ético-legais, responderam a um questionário para identificar dificuldades e estratégias utilizadas no atendimento ao deficiente auditivo. Resultados: Dificuldade em explicar assunto de interesse do paciente foi relatada por 66% dos profissionais e, para 32%, dificuldade em entender o paciente a partir da sua forma de comunicação. A estratégia de comunicação utilizada por 100% dos pesquisados foi mímica, seguida por leitura labial, usada por 94%, auxílio do acompanhante por 65% e escrita por 42%. Somente 1% comunicou-se por meio de LIBRAS. Conclusões: As dificuldades encontradas e as estratégias utilizadas pela equipe de enfermagem na comunicação com pacientes deficientes auditivos justificam a necessidade de capacitar esses profissionais para promover uma assistência humanizada no contexto de uma sociedade mais inclusiva para portadores de necessidades especiais.
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OBJECTIVES: To identify communication difficulties faced by the nursing staff and to learn the strategies developed for non-oral communication. METHODS: This is a descriptive, exploratory, level I study with a quantitative approach. The sample group comprised 37 registered nurses and 63 licensed practical nurses of a private hospital who, after undergoing the ethical-legal procedures, answered a questionnaire to identify difficulties faced and strategies used in the care for hearing-impaired patients. RESULTS: Difficulty in explaining matters of interest to the patient was reported by 66% of professionals; and 32% reported difficulties in understanding patients in their way of communicate. The strategy adopted by 100% of respondents was mimicry, followed by lip reading, used by 94% of respondents; help from a person accompanying the patient was used by 65%, and written communication by 42% of respondents. Only 1% used communication via the Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS). CONCLUSIONS: The difficulties found and the strategies adopted by the nursing staff in communicating with hearing-impaired patients justify the need to train these professionals to deliver a more humanized care, developing a more inclusive society for those with special needs.
