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 […]

Abstract A systematic process for training new professionals that helps with educational health needs related to patient safety. This study aims to describe the experience of redesigning an educational program for nursing professionals entering a pediatric teaching hospital at a tertiary level in the city of São Paulo. As well as to present considerations on the results of the experience regarding pre and post-test to verify if the new training favors the learning proposals. This research is an experience report […]

Abstract Objective To describe the experience of a family caregiver of a child with a tracheostomy at home. Methods Descriptive research of qualitative approach with five family caregiver in a municipality in the North of Santa Catarina State (Brazil) on the year 2018. The data were collected through interviews and analyzed according to a thematic analysis. Results Six thematic categories were created: experiencing the delivery of news: the necessity of performing a tracheostomy in their child; receiving training and orientation […]

Abstract Objective To identify the scientific literature on the role of the burnout syndrome in the nursing team in neonatal intensive care units and to seek evidence of alternatives that minimize and/or solve their effects. Methods This is an integrative literature review conducted in the databases Scielo, Lilacs, Medline, BDenf e PubMed, in the period between 2008 and 2017. Results Four articles were included in the study. It is observed that the studies on the subject in the last ten […]

Abstract Objective To diagnose the specialization courses offer in pediatric and neonatal nursing, in Brazilian Under Graduation Institutions. Methods Quantitative, descriptive study covering under graduation institutions with undergraduate nursing courses, registered on the e-MEC website. The data were secondary, collected from the reports generated on the mentioned webpage. They were organized, typed in tables, for descriptive statistical analysis. Results Most of the courses offered are in the specialization modality (96.23%), concentrated in the Southeast Region (29.56%), offered by private institutions […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the findings of newborn screening tests in newborns from a joint accommodation in a school maternity hospital in northeastern Brazil. Methods Descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted at a public school maternity hospital. Sample composed of 116 records of newborns admitted to the joint lodging of said maternity. For data collection, an instrument was developed by the researchers for research in medical records. The results were presented in tables, processed and analyzed by descriptive statistics. Results The […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the knowledge of the professionals of a Basic Health Unit about the actions of the 5th day. Methods Descriptive, qualitative research. An interview script was used for the collection of testimonies, analyzed in their content by the reference of Bardin. Results Twenty-four professionals participated among nurses, nursing technicians, community health agents and physicians. The thematic categories were named: Identifying the actions performed with the mother and her baby; The mother in the context of actions: difficulties […]

Abstract This work presents an experience report in the planning, organization, operationalization and evaluation of a university extension project in the form of a training course for healthcare professionals to promote safe care on penicillin G benzathine administration in children and adolescents. The project was implemented on seven months with seven classes lasting fifteen theoretical-practical hours. 233 healthcare professionals and students participated. It is concluded that university extension projects involving the community are essentials to promote best practices in health, […]

Abstract The objective of this study was to investigate which factors influence early neonatal mortality, identifying the most prevalent causes of neonatal deaths and describing deaths with avoidable potential. It is a documental analysis of retrospective study. Of the 386 deaths that occurred between 2014 and 2017, 68.7% occurred in the precocious neonatal period. Regarding the causes of death, the variables found in the hierarchical model were: Prematurity / Extreme Prematurity (74%), Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Respiratory Failure (36%), Neonatal […]

Abstract Objective To analyze the actions developed by the nurse in the puericulture appointment to a child, in units of family health. Methods Descriptive research with qualitative approach developed in Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with nurses that performed the nursing appointment with a child in a programmatic way in units of family health. 21 appointments were observed between January and February 2012. The data were analyzed by the content analysis technique and resulted in three categories: monitoring of the growth […]