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 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 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 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 […]

Abstract Objective To identify maternal practices in relation to the newborn more common health problems, in the first month of life. Methods Quantitative, exploratory, transversal study, integrating of a multicenter researcher, occurred in 2018, though interviews with 52 puerperae, in a municipality in the west of Paraná, with descriptive statistical data analysis. Results The puerperae were instructed on the care of the baby by the maternity health team (86.5%) and in childcare consultations (83.7%). The recurrent problems were colic (40.4%), […]

Abstract Objective This work aims at understanding the maternal experiences during hospitalization of premature infants in the NICU (Neonatal Intense Care Unit). Methods This work was based on qualitative study, done from May to June 2014, with thirteen postpartum women and their premature infants hospitalized in Neonatal units of two public hospitals in Feira de Santana – Bahia. The data were collected through recorded interviews and submitted to analysis of content. Results The maternal experience was marked by intense suffering, […]

Abstract Objective To know the experience of nurses in a University Hospital regarding family-centered care and the use of the genogram in the daily work of pediatrics. Methods Qualitative study, with data collection carried out through interviews with 8 nurses from pediatric units. Data analysis was guided by content analysis Results Four categories were identified: the perception of family care centered and the institution, using the genogram, advantages of using the genogram and barriers and challenges for the use of […]

Abstract Objective To describe the contributions of using genogram and ecomap in nursing consultations in child care with children under one year of age. Methods Documentary, descriptive and quantitative study with data collection from 49 medical charts of children attending a nursing consultation in 2016 and 2017 at a philanthropic service of primary health care in São Paulo. Results Most of the genograms represented the person-index (89.8%), three generations of the family (89.8%), and members living in the same household […]

Abstract Aim To identify the prevalence and the type of breastfeeding practiced in the first and fourth month after delivery by women who presented a high-risk pregnancy. Methods Prospective cohort with secondary data performed in an outpatient breastfeeding, São Paulo. The sample was composed of medical records of women and their children attended between 2004 and 2016. The presence of maternal illness was considered independent from the time of diagnosis, before or during pregnancy, and the type of BF practiced […]

Abstract Objective To perform the semantic adequacy of a multidimensional instrument for assessment of pediatric pain in a context of the northeast region. Methods A cross-sectional study conducted in two stages with 48 children, aged between six and 12 years, hospitalized in the pediatric unit of a public hospital. Data were collected from the adapted forms of the DISABKIDS® group, and spreadsheets were elaborated in Excel for each stage of the semantic adaptation process. The 18 words and expressions of […]

Abstract Objective Define what good relationship in the perspective of nurses is and identify the elements necessary for the establishment of good relationships with families in the neonatal and pediatric context. Methods Qualitative study that used Symbolic Interactionism as theoretical reference and Content Analysis as a methodological approach. Data were collected through interviews with nine nurses working in the neonatal and pediatric hospital setting. Results Good relationships with families are represented by three categories: connect with families; maintain an effective […]