Evidências de comunicação não-verbal com pacientes críticos em unidades de terapia entensiva

Abstract

The Intensive Care Unit - ICU is a closed sector, complex, where most of his patients are in critical conditions that require highly specific and intensive care, with the defining characteristic of the use of advanced technologies, which support the maintenance of life. This study aimed to evaluate the evidence on the importance of nonverbal communication for industry professionals Intensive Care Unit, where patients are adults. For both, there was an Integrative Review, based on studies available in the databases: Latin American and Caribbean Social Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) and the database of nursing (BDENF) the period 1999 to 2009 in the languages of English, Portuguese, Spanish and French with a population of 112 articles and the sample is composed of seven of these. The results obtained through the publications consulted showed that nonverbal communication have been the subjects of studies by many groups of nurses with the goal of improving the practice of humanization in the intensive care environment. It is intended, with the evidence revealed in this work, we awaken Health professionals especially nurses, the interest in doing more research directed to the subject, in order to develop strategies and alternatives for self-development and interpersonal relationships of team. We observed the lack of record / evidence in the scientific literature on the part of nurses with regard to manuals and training routines of the nursing staff, but it is evident that the creation and elaboration of these culminate in improving the quality of care provided to patients critical.