Impaired verbal communication: activities in practice vs. activities proposed in literature

atividades empregadas vs. atividades propostas na literatura

Abstract

Nurse-patient communication is an essential tool to identify the state of patients' health and the success of the treatment plan; This study surveyed the literature for interventions and activities for the nursing diagnosis of "impaired verbal communication", comparing compare them with those proposed by the Nursing Intervention Classifications (NIC). It also intended to identify activities nurse clinicians say they perform. Interventions identified in the literature partially corresponded to those proposed by NIC. Nurse clinicians perform 69.34% of these activities, but reported that 7,09% of these interventions are not used, either due to a lack of knowledge or resources. It is suggested that educational programs cover the nursing interventions proposed by NIC and others identified in literature.