Panorama da comunicação durante assistência de enfermagem aos surdos em Unidades Básicas de Saúde do município de Grajaú

Abstract

The present study deals with communication between the deaf patient and the nurse during nursing care, under the pretext that communication allows human beings to divulge information, persuade and result in behavior change, to teach and discuss various subjects, thus sharing diverse experiences. Deaf people may encounter several communication barriers throughout their lives due to the restricted insertion of LIBRAS in society, which is why some communication difficulties are addressed during nursing consultations for deaf people. The present study has a qualitative and exploratory approach, using questionnaires applied to deaf patients and nurses who work in Basic Health Units in the municipality of Grajaú. Its central objective is to know the level of difficulty in communication between professionals and patients during nursing care in these units. This work also presents the importance of LIBRAS being more integrated into society, as Law No. 10,436/02 regularizes and makes LIBRAS official as a language in Brazilian territory, and has been opening up ways for deaf people to integrate into the environment in which they live. The results obtained in the research refer to the 15 participants, including professional nurses and deaf patients. This research provided a panoramic view of how communication between patients and nurses is carried out. With the work, he made sure that in reality, there are minimal strategies or interventions to change this current scenario, no matter how much it bothers the deaf, families and nurses