Experiences of registered nurses on communication with Deaf patients at Katutura state hospital, Namibia

Lunza, Simasiku; Nghitanwa, Emma Maano

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“…To break down communication barriers, it is necessary to improve communication between the deaf and the health professional in order to ensure mutual understanding and provide quality care 19 . Libras allows competence to the health professional to recognize the needs of this population in its entirety and thus improve the relationship between the professional and the deaf person 20 .…”

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Potências e limites no cotidiano da formação acadêmica no cuidado à saúde da pessoa surda

Bernardo¹,

Tholl

Nitschke

et al. 2021

Esc. Anna Nery

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Resumo Objetivo compreender as potências e os limites no cotidiano da formação dos estudantes de graduação no cuidado à saúde da pessoa surda. Método trata-se de um estudo qualitativo e interpretativo, fundamentado na Sociologia Compreensiva e do Cotidiano, envolvendo 18 estudantes de uma universidade federal do Sul do Brasil dos cursos de graduação em Enfermagem, Farmácia, Fonoaudiologia, Medicina, Nutrição, Odontologia e Psicologia. As fontes de evidências foram entrevistas individuais desenvolvidas no período de outubro a novembro de 2019. A análise dos dados envolveu a análise preliminar, a ordenação, as ligações-chave, a codificação e a categorização. Resultados as potências no cotidiano da formação dos estudantes no cuidado à saúde da pessoa surda mostram-se na comunicação instituinte, na tecnossocialidade no cuidado e no falar Libras e poder integrar-se à comunidade surda. Os limites mostram-se nos modelos e nas práticas formativas não inclusivas, na impessoalidade da interpretação e na falta de especificidade técnica na disciplina de Libras. Conclusão e implicações para a prática conclui-se que há a necessidade de se refletir sobre os currículos dos cursos da área da saúde, proporcionado a inclusão do cuidado à saúde da pessoa surda, a fim de capacitar os estudantes para a atuação nos diferentes níveis de complexidade.

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Potências e limites no cotidiano da formação acadêmica no cuidado à saúde da pessoa surda

Bernardo¹,

Tholl

Nitschke

et al. 2021

Esc. Anna Nery

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“…The findings of the current study revealed that minimal training of HCWs was identified in the health care setting. Simasiku and Nghitanwa (2017) argue that HCWs should be able to communicate effectively with deaf patients for effective quality nursing care. Only a few HCWs have been trained on communication with deaf and hard of hearing patients.…”

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“…Only a few HCWs have been trained on communication with deaf and hard of hearing patients. They also state that effective communication between nurses and deaf patients is an essential element of nursing care yet nursing education on how to communicate with deaf patients is insufficient (Simasiku & Nghitanwa, 2017). According to Machado et al (2015), nurses must be prepared to communicate with deaf patients through sign language.…”

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Experiences of Health Care Workers Regarding Maintenance of Confidentiality Concerning Hearing Challenged People in Selected Public Health Facilities in eThekwini District, South Africa

Dlamini¹,

Sibiya²

2020

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Communication between a health care provider and a patient is a pre-requisite for any intervention to occur in the process of health care. Deaf patients depend on interpreters when seeking health care. Confidentiality is an issue since interpreters are involved in the Deaf community. Health care workers (HCWs) are tasked to ensure that the delivery of information to the patient is accurate and kept confidential. A descriptive exploratory qualitative design was used to explore the experiences of HCWs regarding the maintenance of confidentiality for hard of hearing patients. The study population comprised HCWs who worked with hearing challenged patients. Purposive sampling, which is a type of non-probability sampling, was utilized to select the study participants from the population. This research study was conducted at two hospitals in eThekwini District. Structured interviews, using an interview schedule, were used to collect data. The actual sample size was 10 participants. Data was analysed using Tesch’s eight steps of thematic analysis. Six major themes emerged from the data analysis namely training of health care workers, communication preferences for hard of hearing patients, communication challenges, health care worker-patient relationship, involvement of family members as interpreters and measures to maintain confidentiality. Majority of participants experienced communication challenges with patients who are hard of hearing since only few HCWs are trained in sign language. The findings of this study will contribute to addressing issues related to the maintenance of confidentiality of hard of hearing patients. This study does not claim to exhaust the subject but to raise awareness of new investigations in other realities. Further research in the larger representative population of HCWs and hard of hearing patients is necessary to make the health care system more accessible and communication with HCWs more satisfying and effective.

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Experiences of registered nurses on communication with Deaf patients at Katutura state hospital, Namibia

Cited by 2 publications

References 6 publications

Potências e limites no cotidiano da formação acadêmica no cuidado à saúde da pessoa surda

Potências e limites no cotidiano da formação acadêmica no cuidado à saúde da pessoa surda

Experiences of Health Care Workers Regarding Maintenance of Confidentiality Concerning Hearing Challenged People in Selected Public Health Facilities in eThekwini District, South Africa

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