Abstract Objective: To characterize the use of the play by nurses in child care practice. Method: Integrative review covering the period 2010-2015, in Medline, CINAHL, Lilacs and BDEnf. Results: 40 articles were selected. Studies have indicated that use of the play helps healthcare provided. Through this feature, children can receive guidance on procedures or even relieve your stress, and facilitate communication with professionals. However, despite this importance, the play isn’t incorporated in care practices. As diffi culties pointed out by […]

Abstract This is an exploratory descriptive study with qualitative approach, which aimed to understand nursing team conceptionabout humanized care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and identify possible factors that may affect the applicability of humanized care. Data were collected through a semi-structured interview. With 11 members of nursing staff at a maternity hospital located in São Paulo. Data analysis, showed the following categories: at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, humanization is seen as closeness of parents; is it understood as […]