Family culture versus institutional hospital culture: a relation between two worlds*

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2020-0267

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Child, Hospitalized, Family, Child Care, Culture, Pediatric Nursing, Transcultural Nursing

Abstract

Objective: To understand the relation between family culture and hospital institutional culture. Method: Qualitative study, carried out in 2017, with relatives of children admitted to a Hospital in southern Brazil. The study included non-participant observation, to gain familiarity with the investigated cultural context; participant observation, to know the respondents’ experiences; and interviews. The data were coded and theoretical formulations and recommendations were made. Results: Fifteen family members participated. Hospitalization is a time of encounter and interaction between family culture and institutional culture. Conclusion: Hospital culture is presented as an instrument of family care and adaptation and flexibility of norms and routines to humanize cultural care.

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2021-08-16

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Family culture versus institutional hospital culture: a relation between two worlds*. (2021). Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 55, e20200267. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-220X-REEUSP-2020-0267