Abstract The aim of this job was the analysis of the scientific literature on nursing regarding the experience of brothers of sick and hospitalized children. Sixteen articles were accessed, most of them being North American studies. The analysis of the results enabled the identification of the following themes: “Feelings and behavior of brothers of sick children”, “The needs of the brothers of sick and hospitalized children”, “Coping strategies put forth by the brothers of sick and hospitalized children” and “Behavior […]

Abstract This paper is a preliminary study about health services in shelters that receive children in circumstances of social abandonment. Its objective is to identify the health professionals who act in these entities and the kind of health attendance that children obtain. This research was conducted through data collection during interviews with representatives of fifteen shelters in São Paulo city. It revealed not only that those health professionals who act in shelters develop voluntary work, but also that although children […]

Abstract Based on the care to the child centered in the family and on Gramsci’s theory of common sense and Freire’s main ideas, we depict the nurse-educator’s role near the technology-dependent children’s families. The multicase study allowed us to grasp the group’s life realitu during the home visit. The children who leave the pediatric intensive care unit stay at home using a technological device due to gastrostomy, tracheostomy and colostomy. As a result, theirs families need to learn nursing interventions […]

Abstract The oxygenotherapy is a procedure implemented by the nursing staff, which works at pediatric unit. So, The workers must know the most proper device to provide oxygen concentration, what children need, and put in evidence the essential care to implement that therapy. We have concluded, it is also important to consider the oxygen as a medication; like other kind of medicine, the oxygen is a therapeutic and has side effects, and its efficacy will depend on the way of […]

Abstract This is a descriptive study was idealized from teachers’ observation of pediatric nursing during the clinical teaching. They perceived that the pediatric intravenous punction was implemented at the same way, where the most important thing was the time to realize this nursing procedure. The main goal is to show relevant points must be observed during the pediatric intravenous punction, based on physiological and emotional aspects. Considering that this nursing procedure is a great challenge for the nursing team, specially […]