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Objective: To identify the perception of the nursing team about the motivational factors in the work environment. Methods: An exploratory study with a qualitative approach, carried out from January to February, 2015, in the pediatrics sector of a reference hospital of medium complexity, with 12 nursing technicians and nine nurses. The data collection was based on interviews guided by a semi-structured instrument and the data collected were analyzed according to Bardin. Results: The main factors that could contribute to the motivation of the nursing team were: sufficient supply of materials; motivational meetings; standardization of conduits and elaboration of assistance protocols; training courses and training; increased communication and feedback among the team of activities performed. The factors that discouraged them were: lack of recognition of the profession, lack of material, poor remuneration, excessive workload, high number of patients and nonconstructive criticism. Conclusions: The results identified could contribute with nursing managers to the planning of strategies that aim to increase the motivation in the professionals of the team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Communication is a creative action, used to promote interaction, to understand social and psychological factors among individuals. It permeates human evolution. Objective: To search for studies that applied the interpersonal communication in the health area and to discuss how it is applied in the area of nursing. Method: This is a theoretical-reflexive study due to its characteristic of being problematizing, anti-dogmatic without, however, dispensing with logical- methodological rigor with coherence of argumentation and critical spirit. Barnlund's Theory of Transactional Communication was used as a reference. Result: Aiming to enable greater understanding and discussion, we chose to discuss interpersonal communication in three thematic categories: Barnlund Transactional Communication Theory, Characterizing Communication and Interpersonal Communication in Nursing. Conclusion: In nursing, the difficulty of interaction and communication between the professionals and the patients is also evidenced, a fact that proves that this difficulty compromises the integral attention to the individual, also compromising the quality of life of the same. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: The communication between nurses and patients in the hospital environment excessively intervenes with the process of treatment of the health. From the moment that imperfections, these can be identified to improve the interaction and the assistance of nursing. Aims: To characterize the therapeutical communication between nurses and patients in the hospital environment according to estimated of Stefanelli. Material and Method: Study description with carried through quantitative boarding in a hospital of the state of the Ceará in julho/2007. The citizens of the study had been five nurses. Comment of 21 interactions established between nurses and patients was carried through. For the registers of the data a suitable instrument's Stefanelli was used daily of field. Results: The not-therapeutical's item had been gifts in the interactions of the majority of the nurses, occurring 32 times during the 21 interactions. Intent it the fact of that, the used item more was the use of professional jargon. The unidirectional communication occurred frequently. Conclusions: The nurses if communicate little of efficient and not directed form during the interactions that establish with the patients of the hospital. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]