Organization of Nursing work regarding the integration of family care for hospitalized children

Janaína Lopes da Silva; Emelynne Gabrielly de Oliveira Santos; Cintia Capistrano Teixeira Rocha; Cecília Nogueira Valença; Osvaldo de Góes Bay Júnior

doi:10.15253/2175-6783.2015000200012

Authors

Janaína Lopes da Silva Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairí, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Santa Cruz, RN, Brazil.
Emelynne Gabrielly de Oliveira Santos Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairí, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Santa Cruz, RN, Brazil.
Cintia Capistrano Teixeira Rocha Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairí, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Santa Cruz, RN, Brazil.
Cecília Nogueira Valença Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairí, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Santa Cruz, RN, Brazil.
Osvaldo de Góes Bay Júnior Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairí, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Santa Cruz, RN, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000200012

Keywords:

Work, Nursing Care, Child, Hospitalized.

Abstract

Objective: to discuss the organization of Nursing technician’s work in the interface of the care of family members of hospitalized children and to identify their perception of the insertion of family in caring for this child. Methods: this is an exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach, undertaken in the pediatric inpatient unit of a university hospital with six Nursing technicians, through semi-structured interviews. Results: professionals realized the importance of the family’s presence for the child’s recovery; however, in basic care which was previously developed by Nursing, they were eventually delegated to be companions, with care for the child-family binomial forgotten by the professional. Conclusion: nursing technicians recognize the benefits and difficulties of the presence of a companion. However, it is perceived that there was a lack of professional preparation when considering the binomial of child-family during hospitalization.