pubmed-article:9220842 | pubmed:abstractText | Descriptive study with qualitative approach performed on the medical surgical and orthopaedic treatment units with the objective of verifying and discussing the acceptance/rejection/satisfaction of bath in bed from the patients themselves perception. The population is composed of self-care non-skilled patients. The semi-structured interview and direct observation have been used for data collecting. Through reports, we have been able to verify that patients perception on bath in bed were diversified, considered disagreeable and constraining by some and indispensable by others. The aspects on the water quality, soap, nurses slowness and more humanized relationship have also been described. | lld:pubmed |