Humanized care: discovering the possibilities in the practice of nursing in mental health

Abstract

Objective: To identify the humanized care as an instrument of reorganization of the mental health nursing practice. Method: exploratory research, qualitative character, developed with nurses of a mental health hospital of Mossoró-RN. As data collection instrument a semi-structured interview script was used. The data collection was held in the institution and applied to thematic analysis of content proposed by Minayo. Results: respondents understand that humanization means caring for people, collectively, with responsibility, commitment and ethics, helping them overcome their limitations. They are based on the concept of the Psychiatric Reform as a movement, which brought significant gains for the new focus of mental health, in which the philosophy of humanization can contribute to an effective and precedent nursing care. Conclusion: To be open to criticism and being able to do teamwork with balance and compromise with the redefinition of policies of assistance to the person with mental disorder.