Abstract Objective: Apply the instructional therapeutic toy to hospitalized children for insertion and maintenance of the peripherally inserted central catheter and to identify the family members’ perception about the use of the instructional therapeutic play in the insertion and maintenance of the peripherally inserted central catheter. Method: Qualitative research, characterized as research-care, carried out in inpatient units of a pediatric hospital in southern Brazil. Five children and five family caregivers participated in the study. Data were collected from June to […]

Abstract Objective: Identify how communication process is assessed by nursing team in pediatric emergency area. Methods: Quantitative study, transversal survey type, developed with 75 nursing team professionals of three areas of pediatrics emergency. Data was collected between September and November 2014, using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. This study was approval by Ethic Committee under protocol number 35231514.1.0000.536. Data was analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results: There was not found strength areas for patient safety, due to dimensions evaluated […]

Abstract This study aims to understand the importance of the palliative care for children with oncological disease, as well as identify and analyze the nursing interventions in this area of health care. An integrative review of the literature was undertaken using the databases: SciELO, LILACS and PubMed. The data collect was made from March to June of 2019. Seventeen scientific articles were found, they were analyzed, cataloged and discussed from the thematic units taken from their reading. It is concluded […]

Abstract Objective To identify the available evidence on the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic measures of COVID-19 in hospitalized children. Methods Integrative literature review, conducted in June 2020, by searching the Web of Science, CINAHL, MEDLINE and SCOPUS databases. Data collection was carried out in a proper matrix following the PRISMA guidance. The analysis of the 19 included studies was thematic. Results Male children and children under one year old predominated. Family transmission was more common, pre-existing conditions were identified and […]

Abstract Objective To verify the actions of primary care nurses, in traditional basic health units and family health units, in routine childcare actions during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods Qualitative and quantitative research conducted in June and July 2020; an online form was applied to 80 nurses from three Brazilian municipalities. Descriptive analysis and content analysis. Results Three analytical categories were identified: The old and the current: challenges for childcare; Impact and change: actions to continue childcare; Certainty / uncertainty: […]

Abstract A new coronavirus discovered in December 2019 was responsible for a pandemic with alarming results of morbidity and mortality. Fever, dry cough, rhinorrhea, fatigue, and lymphopenia affects adults significantly while children have milder conditions. This review article describes clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with SARS-CoV2 infection through the review of scope according to Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. The articles showed that children present disease asymptomatically and/or oligosymptomatically, with low mortality and few complications, and as the symptoms are […]

Abstract The aim was to report on and discuss the development of the teaching-learning process about the health of hospitalized children involving undergraduate nursing students during COVID-19. To implement emergency remote teaching, the following steps were completed: planning of the subject by elaborating a detailed activity plan; choice and preparation of the method, teaching strategies and activities; inclusion of the subject, synchronous and asynchronous activities on the e-Disciplinas platform and release of the material and tools; application of the theoretical […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for patient and family centered care in a pediatric hospital unit. Methods Reflection study based on the principles of patient and family centered care. Results The COVID-19 pandemic imposed the need to restrict the circulation of people in hospital services, due to its high transmissibility. In this way, new rules were established, removing the family, with consequences for the patient, the family and the healthcare team. It is observed that […]

Abstract This is a theoretical article with a reflective content, in which it is proposed to reflect on the use of playful strategies, such as creation at stories and storytelling, in communicating with children who lost significant people through COVID-19. In the face of various changes, doubts and losses, it is essential to ensure the child safe spaces for dialogue. And for one who establishes the role of talking to the child, it is important to have at their disposal […]

Abstract Objective Identify in the literature evidences about the evaluation of pain in children and adolescents with cognitive dysfunction. Methods Integrative literature review, performed in the databases PubMed, MEDLINE and LILACS in February 2019, using the following criteria of inclusion: abstracts or titles that contemplated pain in children or adolescents with cognitive dysfunction; studies published over the last 10 years in English, Portuguese and Spanish. Duplicated studies and studies originated from grey literature were excluded from the sample. Results The […]

Abstract Objective Analyze the medication use in children from birth to the first year. Methods Longitudinal descriptive study, conducted between 2013 and 2015. Interviews were carried out with 302 mothers in four stages: maternity postpartum, early puerperal return consultation seven days after birth, household visit 42 days postpartum and household visit one year after postpartum. Results Medication use during the first 42 days of life was 76,8%, whereas, in the course of one year, it raised for 99%, the self-medication […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the behavior and pain of children submitted to the first dressing after a surgical procedure. Methods This is an observational study, carried out in a pediatric unit of a public university hospital, from December 2016 to August 2017. 112 children were observed during the first postoperative dressing using the Behavior Scale and the Faces Scale of Claro’s pain / FPS-R. The data were analyzed using the SPSS® program in frequencies and proportions. Results 58.0% were seven […]