Abstract Objective: To understand the perception of nurses regarding the use of Therapeutic Play (TP) in the pediatric units of a teaching hospital and to identify factors that interfere with its use. Method: A descriptive study, quantitative and qualitative, whose subjects were 20 nurses. The quantitative data analysis considered the absolute and relative frequency of the variables; qualitative data underwent qualitative content analysis. Results: Although nurses recognize the benefits of playing / TP and consider us necessary for the nursing […]