The professional work Social Worker in the Intensive Care Unit of the HUOL: an analysis under the gaze of the users

Authors

  • Nayara Costa Santos University Hospital Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.
  • Adriana Paula da Silva Eleutério University Hospital Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.
  • Rita Lourdes Lima Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-4842.2015v17n2p146

Keywords:

Social Work, Health, Intensive Care Unit with adults, Users.

Abstract

This article presents the results of a survey conducted at the University Hospital Onofre Lopes (HUOL), bound on the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), which aimed to analyze the understanding of users about the professional work the Social Workers in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with adults. The methodology was qualitative with no probabilistic intentional sample from twelve semi-structured interviews with six of the ICU patients and six visitors. The results show a strong relationship between education and the income, between the female and the care with the others and the perception of Social Work as a profession that should solve all user problems.

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Author Biographies

Nayara Costa Santos, University Hospital Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

Social worker, resident of the Multidisciplinary Integrated Residency Program in Health (PRIMS), with specialization in Intensive Care with adults, University Hospital Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

Adriana Paula da Silva Eleutério, University Hospital Onofre Lopes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

Social worker University Hospital Onofre Lopes/UFRN, Master of Social Work from the Federal University of Pernambuco, preceptress and tutor of PRIMS/HUOL and co-advisor of the End of Course Work.

Rita Lourdes Lima, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.

Professor of social work department UFRN, post doctorate in social work from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, guiding the End of Course Work.

 

Published

2015-12-25

How to Cite

SANTOS, Nayara Costa; ELEUTÉRIO, Adriana Paula da Silva; LIMA, Rita Lourdes. The professional work Social Worker in the Intensive Care Unit of the HUOL: an analysis under the gaze of the users. Serviço Social em Revista, [S. l.], v. 17, n. 2, p. 146–168, 2015. DOI: 10.5433/1679-4842.2015v17n2p146. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/ssrevista/article/view/20965. Acesso em: 24 nov. 2024.

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