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: 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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Abstract Objective To verify the actions of primary care nurses, in traditional basic health units and family health units, in routine childcare actions during the COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods Qualitative and quantitative research conducted in June and July 2020; an online form was applied to 80 nurses from three Brazilian municipalities. Descriptive analysis and content analysis. Results Three analytical categories were identified: The old and the current: challenges for childcare; Impact and change: actions to continue childcare; Certainty / uncertainty: […]

Abstracts Objective To discuss about care for premature newborns and their families in the context of COVID-19. Methods Theoretical-reflective essay based on current evidence and the principles of the Patient and Family Centered Care Model. Results Nursing care for premature newborns in the context of COVID-19 aims at prevention, control, early detection and timely treatment of those infected, in addition to the incorporation of strategies that enable, above all, the effective participation of the family in the care provided. Conclusion […]

2020 será marcado como o ano em que subitamente nos vimos diante de uma doença altamente contagiosa provocada pelo novo coronavirus, agora conhecida como síndrome respiratória aguda grave coronavírus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) e COVID-19.( ) A pandemia do coronavirus mostrou-se altamente contagiosa e perigosa causando um conjunto de desafios complexos e circunstâncias adversas que exigiram importantes enfrentamentos, aprendizagem e cooperação de todos os governantes, autoridades de saúde, serviços essenciais e de toda a população mundial afetada pela doença. Escolas foram fechadas, […]

Abstract Objective To identify the available evidence on the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic measures of COVID-19 in hospitalized children. Methods Integrative literature review, conducted in June 2020, by searching the Web of Science, CINAHL, MEDLINE and SCOPUS databases. Data collection was carried out in a proper matrix following the PRISMA guidance. The analysis of the 19 included studies was thematic. Results Male children and children under one year old predominated. Family transmission was more common, pre-existing conditions were identified and […]

Abstract A new coronavirus discovered in December 2019 was responsible for a pandemic with alarming results of morbidity and mortality. Fever, dry cough, rhinorrhea, fatigue, and lymphopenia affects adults significantly while children have milder conditions. This review article describes clinical and epidemiological characteristics of children with SARS-CoV2 infection through the review of scope according to Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. The articles showed that children present disease asymptomatically and/or oligosymptomatically, with low mortality and few complications, and as the symptoms are […]

Abstract Objective To identify the occurrence of accidents involving children and adolescents in Mato Grosso do Sul State, reported in the digital media during the period of social isolation imposed by the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods A documentary and retrospective study on childhood accidents published in information vehicles was carried out. Results 12 reports pointed out the accidents occurred at the Family home during the period of social isolation – the main events were drowning, falls, burns, suffocation, being run […]