Abstract Qualitative descriptive study with the purpose of describing the reactions that mothers experience upon being told that a disability has been diagnosed in their newborn. Data were collected by applying semistructured interviews to seven mothers whose children have disabilities and are provided care at Associação Pestalozzi in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil. The discourses of the mothers were organized into theme units and categorized according to Bardin. The impact of the diagnosis of disability of one’s child is painful and […]

Abstract The prevention of health care-associated infections must be a priority of nursing care provided to critically ill children to promote patient safety. The ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is related with higher rates of morbidity and mortality and the oropharyngeal colonization by pathogens is a risk factors. This study aimed to describe an oral care protocol to children submitted to mechanical ventilation that included scientific evidences produced by different areas of knowledge, in order to identify recommendations and the best practice […]

Abstract Objective: To evaluate if the child’s safety conditions of a pediatric emergency room were in accordance to the Brazilian federal regulations regarding its infrastructure and functioning. Method: Observational study. Data were collected in an emergency room service during seven moments of observation. A check list tool was developed to facilitate the observational aspects regarding the structure and functioning of this environment of care. Data were analyzed by absolute and relative frequency. Findings: It was shown that from 51 check […]

Abstract This is a quantitative descriptive exploratory study. The goals were to characterize children Diabetes mellitus type I who were under intensive insulin treatment and presented insulin lipodystrophy. Data were gather from 104 children’s chart (under 13 years old), attended at the Instituto da Criança, from 2004 to 2005. Variables analyzed were: previous knowledge about diabetes, insulin (type, administration way, self-administration, sites used and rotation) and lipodystrophy incidence. All children received previous counseling about diabetes; the most used insulin was […]

Abstract The governmental statistic are showing a rise in prevalence of pregnancy in adolescence, by leading these young social group to cope with early pregnancy and premature motherhood with all risks involved. The purposes of this review were: (a) identifying scientific studies that portray motherhood in adolescence and the problematic of caring for premature child; e (b) analyzing the relations among premature motherhood and child care. A literature review has been brought forward concerning pregnancy in adolescence and premature motherhood […]

Abstract The infant malnutrition affects thousands of children in the entire world and in Brazil, as well. Recognizing the multicausality of malnutrition is a decisive factor in the planning of nursing treatment and prevention actions to community. This study aimed at identifying the main risk factors related to malnutrition among children following in a primary care setting in southern Brazil. An exploratory and descriptive study was developed with 10 families of undernourished children during home visits. Among the multicausal factors […]

Abstract This is a qualitative study whose objective was to understand the meaning attributed by parents to the Therapeutic Play in the nursing assistance to their children. Phenomenology as the Situated Phenomenon was used as the theoretical and methodological frameworks. Data were collected by using recorded interviews with the parents of children assisted at the Pediatric Inpatients and Outpatients Units of a School Hospital and of a philanthropic institution of Sao Paulo City. Results showed that parents consider the Therapeutic […]

Abstract Once at home, Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) demand complex care from their caregivers. However, scientific knowledge regarding these children is insufficient of caring for, which led us to identify who they are, how they live and what is their demands of caring. An exploratory and descriptive study was developed with 25 caregivers and 28 CSHN followed-up at hospital of Santa Maria (Brazil). Data from interview and charts were analyzed. The results indicated that 50% of children […]

Abstract The presence of family members in a pediatric ward often gives rise to problems and conflicts, which involve numerous aspects, both objective and subjective. After analyzing these issues, a qualitative participatory study was carried out in the pediatric ward of the university hospital in the Federal District, a reference center for some ethnic Indian groups, with the purpose of finding effective action strategies which would improve the daily routine of this unit. Semistructured interviews and focus groups were conducted […]

Abstract The study has an objectives to identify knowledge and practices of day-care centers workers relative to the prevention, early detection and management of respiratory illnesses in children. Fourteen workers from teaching daycare centers were interviewed and 16 from council daycare centers in the city of Sao Paulo, and the data were comparative analysed through statistical tests. A results pointed out that workers from teaching daycare centers recognized several disorders, mentioned pollution and transmission as more important causes, fever and […]

Abstract While professional from industrial areas had started to know that errors can be preventable events, in the health system some continue to believe that these events are characterized as isolated. However, an increasing number of scientific and epidemiological data make it clear to the scientific community and healthcare professionals that errors are present in the healthcare system and that patient safety is a global problem. Prevention systems must be developed to improve results. This study had the aim of […]

Abstract Merleau-Ponty has been contributing significantly to the study about nuances of nursing care for children and adolescents, especially on pediatric nursing when intend to unmask the meaning of being health and becoming illness, and the place of healthful in their lives, even if there is a cancer disease. So, this study was developed to present the contribution of this theorist to pediatric nursing research, methodizing it on the analysis of an interpretative qualitative study that brings the meanings of […]