Nurses' Attitudes Toward the Families Caring Process Regarding the Childbirth and the Immediate Postpartum Period

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ABSTRACT

Objective: Herein, our goal has been to identify the nurses' attitudes about the importance of families in the care process in the context of childbirth and puerperium according to the dimensions of the IFCE - AE scale (derived from the original scale: Families' Importance in Nursing Care - Nurses' Attitudes). It is also aimed to describe the attitudes that contribute and/or imply for the valorization of the families in the practices of nursing care. Methods: It is a descriptive and cohort study that was performed with 76 nurses from the Shared Housing Services and Obstetric Center of two health institutions. Results: Nurses have had supportive attitudes toward the families, having an average of 78.4 points and in the dimensions as follows, Family: dialoguing partner and coping resource (35.6 points), Family: nursing care resource (30.8 points), Family: burden (11.9 points). Conclusion: The nursing professionals majority do not have the nursing and families course, which evidences the need for investment in continuing education programs focused on family care practices and changes in the university curricular structures.

Descriptors: Nursing, Family-centered care, Family nursing..

RESUMO

Objetivo: Identificar atitudes de enfermeiros sobre a importancia das familias no processo de cuidado no contexto do parto e puerperio segundo as dimensöes da Escala IFCE - AE; Descrever as atitudes que contribuem e/ou implicam para a valorizaçâo das familias nas práticas de cuidados dos enfermeiros. Métodos: Estudo transversal, descritivo realizado com 76 enfermeiros dos Serviços de Alojamento Conjunto e Centro Obstétrico de duas instituiçöes de saúde. Resultados: Os enfermeiros detinham atitudes de suporte para com as familias, com média da escala total de 78,4 pontos e nas dimensöes Familia: parceiro dialogante e recurso de coping (35,6 pontos), Familia: recurso nos cuidados de enfermagem (30,8 pontos), Familia: Fardo (11,9 pontos). Conclusăo: A maior parte dos enfermeiros nâo tem o curso de enfermagem e familias, evidenciando a necessidade de investimento em formaçâo continuada voltadas para as práticas de cuidado de familias e em mudanças nas estruturas curriculares das universidades.

Descritores: Enfermagem, Cuidado centrado na Familia, Enfermagem familiar.

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Objetivo: Identificar las actitudes de las enfermeras acerca de la importancia de las familias en el proceso de atención en el contexto del parto y post-parto de acuerdo a las dimensiones de IFCE Escala -...