O enfermeiro pediatra e o neonatologista tem presença determinante na vida de neonatos, crianças e adolescentes que necessitam de assistência à saúde. Esses profissionais estão presentes em todos os serviços, sejam eles públicos ou privados. A atuação desses trabalhadores é bem ampla, desde as unidades de saúde da atenção básica com o acompanhamento de crescimento e o desenvolvimento da criança, coordenação das salas de vacinação e de programas; em unidades hospitalares; ambulatórios; escolas e creches, dentre outros espaços assistenciais, com […]

Abstract Objective: To identify practices, beliefs and attitudes of professionals regarding the oral hygiene (OH) in newborns (NB) treated in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). Methods: Descriptive and exploratory study, carried out in two NICUs in São Paulo. The data were collected through a questionnaire and submitted to descriptive statistical analysis. Results: 42 professionals participated in the study. Of these, 92.8% reported performed OH in critically ill NB, comfort being the main reason (35.6%) and NB severity a main difficulty […]

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 Objective: To characterize the clinical and demographic profile of children and adolescents admitted to the Pediatric Oncology Intensive Care Center in exclusive palliative care between 2008 and 2018. Methods: Retrospective and quantitative study with analysis of all medical records of children and adolescents in exclusive palliative care (n=57). Results: We identified that most hospitalizations (64.9%) involved children, 85.9% of children/adolescents lived in Rio de Janeiro and 98.2% remained accompanied by relatives during the hospitalization period. In terms of religion, […]

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 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 analyze the scientific production on the instruments for pain assessment in children and adolescents with cognitive impairment. Methods: An integrative literature review. Publications on the topic were searched in the Virtual Health Library, in the Scielo electronic library and in the Medline database (via Pubmed), from 2014 to 2019, in English, Portuguese and Spanish. The final sample included five studies, which answered the guiding question: Which are the instruments for pain assessment in children and adolescents with […]

Introdução A Sociedade Brasileira de Enfermeiros Pediatras (SOBEP) tem como compromisso assumido em seu estatuto congregar os enfermeiros, que se interessem pela saúde da criança desde o seu nascimento até o final da adolescência, bem como incentivar, aperfeiçoar e difundir os conhecimentos da especialidade, promovendo condições de atualização permanente através da utilização dos melhores meios disponíveis, podendo conceder título de especialista após avaliação do candidato, promover cursos de especialização, treinamento, aperfeiçoamento e educação continuada e promover e incentivar a formação […]