title: [Gestures and postures of nurses during the orientation of families of patients in intensive care].
abstract: This study was done to evaluate nurses postures and gestures when patient and family orientation was being done in an Intensive Care Unit. Data were colected using filming of nurse, patient and family interaction. Gestures were classified as by Ekman and Friesen. It was seen predominance of ilustrative gestures, wich was positive, as those types of gestures reinforce the object of the nurse talk and enhance comprehension by families.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-Graduação da Escola de Enfermagem da Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: L W
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Dal Ben
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Camargo
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Pinheiro
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology*; D004493:Education / Q000379:methods; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D007697:Kinesics; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011187:Posture; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D014743:Videotape Recording
vernacular_title: Gestos e posturas do enfermeiro durante a orientação a familiares de pacientes internados em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI).