International Journal of Nursing and Health Research

Authors
Bruna de Oliveira Pinheiro, Bruno Vilas Boas Dias, Flavhia Salomão, Rafael Antonio da Silva

Abstract
Introduction: Changing the model of care in psychiatric care has been a major goal of mental health teams in many countries, as well as in Brazil, despite some resistance. Humanization is today a major theme that has been highlighted in all health services, especially for nursing. Objective: To identify, through a literature review, the main nursing actions that favor humanized care in the treatment of psychiatric patients. Method: the study was conducted through an integrative literature review, using the databases BDENF, LILACS, MEDLINE and Scielo, where three descriptors were defined: Nursing Care, Humanization of Assistance, Psychiatry, associating the term boolean and. The historical cut was from 2014 to 2019. Results: A total of 1,782 articles were found and selected, according to the inclusion criteria, 12 of them. In the study, three main nursing actions on humanized care were identified: the inclusion of family members in care, effective reception and qualified listening, other actions were cited in smaller volume. Final considerations: The humanization of psychiatric patient care is an extremely important issue that needs to be seen by nurses as a particularity to improve the quality of care.