Abstract
This study aimed to identify the perceptions of parents, caregivers and visitors about the open visitation to newborns hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. This is a descriptive, quantitative study, involving 50 visitors of newborns hospitalized in the neonatal unit of a school maternity hospital from Natal-RN, from October to December 2012. The data were collected through a questionnaire with closed questions, from which after data analysis, it was observed that most of the fathers, with the exception of family visitors, had free access to the unit, they considered to be well accepted by the staff and the information about the clinical condition of newborns was satisfactory. Most were welcomed and guided by the nurse, and were encouraged to come back for another visit. All of them considered important to visit the mother and the newborn, highlighting the need for bigger integration among professionals and family members.
Highlights
The open visitation is a proposal from the National Humanization Policy (NHP) whose goal is to expand access of visitors to inpatient units, in order to ensure the link between patients, their social network and health services, maintaining latent the patient’s design of life
As for the factors involved in the welcoming shown in table 01, one investigated cases concerning access to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), monitoring of visitors by professional to the NB’s bed, who accompanied them and the visitors’ perception on their acceptance by the staff
The data reveal that the majority (86%) stated that they had easy access to the NICU, those who referred difficult access (7%) are family members and companions
Summary
The open visitation is a proposal from the National Humanization Policy (NHP) whose goal is to expand access of visitors to inpatient units, in order to ensure the link between patients, their social network and health services, maintaining latent the patient’s design of life. In Brazil, hospital units encounter difficulties or are starting their structuring regarding families’ permanence in this institutional environment, their participation in treatment, and the nature of the relationship between family members and health professionals(3). This concern arises concurrently with the humanization of assistance and facilitation of access of families to their relatives’ care in the hospital environment(4)
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