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Bath for dependent patients: theorizing aspects of nursing care in rehabilitation
Athaynne Ramos de Aguiar Prado1, Ricardo Luiz Ramos2, Olga Maria Pimenta Lopes Ribeiro3
1Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Nursing School Alfredo Pinto, Postgraduate Program in Nursing. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Objective:
to produce a reflective essay on what has been produced in relation to bath as a procedure related to nursing care and diagnosis for dependent patients undergoing mediate and immediate rehabilitation processes after a traumatic event.
Method:
discursive, reflective study supported by classical content analysis consisting of the following stages: a) reading of the texts in their most comprehensive form; b) emphasizing the relevant elements produced about bathing; c) reflection on texts and what is produced about bathing.
Results:
the texts point out to three categories for nursing practice and reflection: Meaning to patients on the purposes of bathing; Representation for nurses in the work process; Representation for nurses in the management of care and nursing care planning.
Conclusion:
the reflection points out understandings on bathing as a care focused on the autonomy of nursing rehabilitation patients, requiring further investigations.
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