Couegnas N Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nursing
Psychiatrist and Geriatrician, Semiotics Research Center (CeReS. EA 3648), University of Limoges, 39 rue Camille Guerin, 87000 Limoges, France
Mr. Couegnas N, belongs to the department of Psychiatrist and Geriatrician, interest in the field of Nursing home; Family; Elderly; Institution; Caregiver; Semiosphere; Semiotics, from Semiotics Research Center (CeReS. EA 3648) University of Limoges
Review Article Open Access
Author(s): Thomas P, Chandes G, Couegnas N and Hazif-Thomas C
Staff in a nursing home, elderly and families meets numerous difficulties during the institutionalized process in a nursing home. Some problems are linked to the development of different, sometimes competitive logics in two human groups unbalanced in terms of capacity, namely the family system and the geriatric institution. The loss of sense is the core of the moral pain for families, nursing staff and old patients. To give a meaning to the contents of what is perceived is as essential for life and biological surrounding as well. Sense is a part of person-centered care quality in a nursing home, for residents, their family, and the nursing staff quality of life at work. When an early implementation of an intersubjective approach has not been organized, negot... view more»