NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION: THE SIGNIFICANCE FOR COMPREHENDING IT FOR NURSING CARE.
Abstract
The present study is linked to the Center for Researching and Testing in Nursing at the Nursing School Alfredo Pinto – UNIRIO, and it started during the development of a monograph. The object of the study is the meaning of non-verbal communication under the optic of the nursing course undergraduates. The study presents the following objectives: To determine how non-verbal communication is comprehended among college students in nursing and To Analyze in what way that comprehension influences the nursing care. The methodological approach was qualitative, while the dynamics of sensitivity were applied as strategy for data collecting. Results: The following categories in analysis emerged during the study: SKILL AND PROFESSIONAL REFINEMENT and CLIENT – NURSE APPROACHING. It can be seen that the graduation students identify the significance and influence of non-verbal communication during the assistance given, although it is necessary to enlarge the knowledge of the non-verbal communication process for implementing the nursing care.Downloads
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