Nursing communication in nursing care to mastectomized women: a grounded theory study.
The goal was to understand the nurse/patient communication process, emphasizing nursing care to mastectomized women. Symbolic Interactionism and Grounded Theory were used to interview eight nurses from a referral institution in cancer treatment, using the guiding question: how do nurses perceive their communication process with mastectomized women? Data analysis allowed for the creation of a central theory: the meaning of communication in nursing care to women, constituted by three distinct but inter-related phenomena: perceiving communication, the relationship nurse/mastectomized woman and rethinking the communication nurse/mastectomized woman. With a view to satisfactory communication, professionals need to get involved and believe that their presence is as important as the performance of technical procedures that relieve situations of stress.
de Almeida Araújo
Iliana Maria
IM
Nursing Department, Universidade de Fortaleza, Brazil. ilianama@hotmail.com
da Silva
Raimunda Magalhães
RM
Bonfim
Isabela Melo
IM
Fernandes
Ana Fátima Carvalho
AF
D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009732:Nursing Care; D009742:Nursing Theory