Conhecer não significa saber fazer! Neste contexto, ter conhecimento sobre as necessidades da criança não implica saber atender todas as nuances específicas e presentes nesta fase da vida humana. A Constituição Federal de 1988 e a Lei Federal nº 8.069 (ECA) estabelecem o atendimento às necessidades e direitos da criança e do adolescente como prioridades absolutas das políticas públicas do País. A Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) designou a duração deste período de vida, entre 0 e 19 anos. No […]

Abstract Objectives: to evaluate the pain of hospitalized children and to verify the association between gender, age and medical diagnose of children and the choice of the Pain Quality Cards. Method: cross-sectional study, with 48 children, between six and 12 years of age, admitted to the pediatric unit of a public hospital. Data analysis was the Biserial Correlation Coefficient, Fisher’s Exact Test and the Chi-square Method. Results: the choicest Cards for children were: Painful (56.3%), Nauseated (66.7%); and Strong (52.1%). […]

Abstract Thinking about family as a context and focus of care is a challenge for health professionals and involves going beyond guiding and waiting for collaboration in the performance of care actions towards the family member who demands care for illness or other type of suffering. This paper presents the experience of one League of Family Nursing as an extension activity created with the primary objective of supporting the development of skills in undergraduate nursing students for a clinical practice […]

Abstract Studies indicate that alterations of physiological signs in children precede in hours the deterioration of the clinical status, therefore the premature identification of risk allows the team an adjustment on the levels for high quality care and assistance. Due to the lack of instruments that provide a quick and correct identification of the child in a critical situation or in a state of clinical deterioration many pediatric score models were evaluated for the alert of its seriousness, and the […]

Abstract Introduction: Primary Health Care (PHC) in Cuba inspired the Brazilian model, namely the implementation of the family health strategy. Objectives: describe a technical visit to Cuban health services, to know the organization of the health care service, focusing on primary health care, specifically in maternal and child health services. Method: experience report on immersion course at the National School of Public Health in Havana, Cuba, with theoretical classes and technical visits in child health services, from primary to tertiary […]

Abstract Case report regarding the use of vascular ultrasonography (USV), by nurses, for implantation of a peripheral central insertion intravenous catheter (PICC). The objective of the study was to describe the case of a child undergoing two procedures for the implantation of PICC. The first intervention was by visualization and palpation of the veins, obtaining success after five puncture attempts, lasting 70 minutes. After 24 hours the patient was discharged from hospital, due to contact with a child with chickenpox. […]