Rev. Soc. Bras. Enferm. Ped.2004;4(1):11-8.
THE NURSE AND THE FAMILY IN THE PROCESS OF CHILD’S DEATH: EVIDENCES OF KONWLEDGE
DOI: 10.31508/1676-3793200400002
Abstract
This study, planned to know all the questions concerning the nurses experiences about death in pediatrics, had as a focus to identify all the knowledge available related to the nurse’s dealing during the process of a child’s death and to analyze the evidences of the approaching process of a nursing towards a child and his family in this context. To develop this work we did an exploratory study through a bibliography research besed on data “Lilacs” and “Medline”. The information was organized according to the subjects: “Nurse’s beliefs about death”, “Nurse’s feelings and reactions related to death”, “Relationship among nurse, child and family” and “Professional prepare to deal with the death”. The results point out to a bunch of knowledge concerning to the nurse’s experiences in this situation, decurrent not only to the reduced number of publication about the subject, but also the little attention extended to the matter of the nurse’s preparation.