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O presente estudo tem como objetivos investigar junto a pacientes de clínica médica, cirúrgica e psiquiátrica sua compreensão sobre Relacionamento Interpessoal, qual a importância desta habilidade, como ela ocorre entre os técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem com os pacientes das referidas clínicas, o motivo que os levou a este relacionamento e a freqüência desta interação. A metodologia adotada foi a descritivo-exploratória na abordagem qualitativa. O estudo foi realizado em dois hospitais que atendem pacientes conveniados ao Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), em Passos, Minas Gerais, sendo um hospital geral com clínicas médica e cirúrgica e o outro um hospital psiquiátrico. Fizeram parte do estudo oitenta e sete (87) pacientes dos quais quinze (15) foram submetidos à uma entrevista prévia e setenta e dois (72) foram observados por observadores treinados que a prática da habilidade descrita acima desenvolvida pelos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem referidos. Os resultados das entrevistas apresentaram a visão dos pacientes de como são tratados pelos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem que trabalham nos referidos hospitais, os conteúdos de suas conversas com esses profissionais, como essas conversas os ajudam, seus sentimentos, o que mais valorizam para o seu bem estar e suas sugestões para melhorar a assistência de enfermagem. Evidenciouse que apesar dos pacientes relatarem que são bem tratados, suas falas levam ao entendimento de que eles evitam fazer comentários negativos da assistência por medo de serem mal tratados e também por medo de ofender os profissionais. As conversas que ocorreram foram breves, superficiais e mecânicas. Constatou-se a predominância por parte dos técnicos e auxiliares de enfermagem em realizar as técnicas, deixando evidente sua formação instrumental, não sendo incluído nesta o relacionamento interpessoal como técnica. Ficou claro seu despreparo para se comunicarem ou se relacionarem com os pacientes, apesar desses relatarem que um dos fatores que mais influenciam em seu bem estar é o relacionamento interpessoal. / The objective of this present study was to investigate the relationship among patients from medical, surgical and psychiatrist clinics, their understanding about this subject, what is the importance of this hability, how it happens between nursing technicians and nursing assistants and the patients from those clinics, the reason that these professionals decided to apply this relation and how often it has been applied. The metodology adopted was the exploratory – descriptive with qualitative research. The study was performed in a psychiatrist hospital and in a hospital where there were medical and surgical clinics. Both of hospitals attend patients connected to Basic Heath Units, in Passos, Minas Gerais. 87 patients participated in this study, 15 of them were interviewed and 72 patients were observed by trained observers. The results of these interviews related what the patients really think about the way they are treated by the nursing technicians and the nursing assistants that work at those hospitals, and the content of their talks with those professionals, how these talks help them, their feelings, their well being and their suggestions to improve the nursing assistance. Even though the patients reported that they are well treated by the nursing technicians and the nursing assistants it was realized that they tend to avoid making negative comments about the assistance afraid of offending the professionals and being bad treated by them. The talks were brief, superficial and mechanic. It was showed the predominance / willingness of those nursing technicians and assistants in appling the technics, their instrumental formation clearly. Relationship was not include as a technic. What it was also clear was that they were not prepared to communicate or to have a relationship with those patients, even though the patients say relationship is one of the reasons that most brought them their well being.

M.A. (Clinical Psychology) / South African paramedics are thought to be exposed to a high number of critical incidents as compared to paramedics elsewhere (Ward, Lombard & Gwebushe, 2006). Therefore, South African paramedics are at particular risk of suffering from negative effects associated from the exposure to critical incidents. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the meaning which paramedics attach to the experience of “critical incidents” (Mitchell, 1983). This information may be beneficial for those working in Emergency Medical Services in South Africa to further understandings of paramedics’ experience of work related trauma. Five paramedics, sourced from both public and private ambulance service, between the ages of 27 and 36 years old, who have had between 8 to 12 years of working experience were interviewed regarding their lived experiences of critical incidents. The semi-structured interviews were transcribed and analysed based on the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) framework suggested by Smith and Osborn (2008). The analysis of each of the participant’s transcripts provided four master themes, some of which are supported by superordinate themes. The master themes are: 1) Experiencing the trauma of critical incidents, 2) Experiencing in the “World” of EMS, 3) Intrinsic factors and active attempts of coping with stress, and 4)Personal consequence of being a paramedic. For most of the participants, their narratives highlighted that the organisational variables were considered to be more important than the nature of the critical incidents they experienced. Critical incidents were deemed traumatic as there was a disparity between the participant’s expectations of what was expected and what they were confronted with in “reality”. In addition, the participants described forming an emotional bond with their patients or the patient’s family, which added to their distress. The participants’ narratives emphasised the importance of the role of the EMS organisation in influencing their experiences. Despite employing a number of coping strategies to mediate the effects of organisational as well as critical incident stress, the participants reported experiencing longterm negative psychological symptoms that have impacted on their personal and familial lives. These findings support the growing body of knowledge that demonstrates that organisational variables play an important role in either mediating or exacerbating posttrauma outcomes.