[The help relationship as work tool for psychiatric nurse: report of a case]

This study was carried out at a in-ward psychiatric hospital unit at the Medical School of Marília and its aim was to discuss the applicability of the technique of help relation that occurred during the interaction of a nurse and a patient diagnosed as being schizophrenic. A patient presenting a diagnosis of schizo-affective schizophrenia was selected and an interaction of about 35 minutes with him was developed. Afterwards, this moment was analyzed and discussed along with the teaching staff of the discipline "Interpersonal Relation Nurse/Patient". It was noted that even being a difficult approach to work with schizophrenic patients, it is possible to develop nursing care based on help relation.