Aims: to identify the reactions of relatives after a diagnosis of pediatric cancer; to describe the work of the nursing team based on these reactions; to analyze the expectation of the family regarding nursing care based on the diagnosis of pediatric cancer. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive research performed in an onco-hematologic ward located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ...

That was a convergent-care study, carried out in a maternity ward in the Southern Region of Brazil from April to May 2009, with the purpose to comprehend the meanings of premature mother-child skin-to-skin contact and relevant nursing contributions. Data were collected through participant observation and interviews involving nine mothers. Four categories were identified: a) predelivery orientat...

TOPIC Crisis situations of youth in treatment settings may require restraints. Restraints should only be used in situations where there is imminent danger to the child and when there is no alternative. They are meant to maintain the child's safety, but there is risk for respiratory compromise. PURPOSE Nursing care of children in restraints must include respiratory assessment and, when indicat...

This article describes the relation between intimate partner violence (IPV) and child maltreatment using an ecological model. It further clarifies the multidimensionality of IPV and child maltreatment at the individual, family, community, and societal levels. The article reviews the dynamics of IPV and the relationship issues between mother and child when IPV is present. Areas relevant to nursi...

Masoud Khodaveisi, Khosro Qaderian, Khodayar Oshvandi, Ali Reza Soltanian, Mehdi molavi Vardanjani. Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, and Community Health Nursing Department, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Master Sc Nursing Student, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran; Mother and child care Research Center and Medical-Surgical Nursing Depart...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of life, one which is education. Direct face-to-face contact needs to be reduced prevent transmission COVID-19, while educational institutions must continue organize learning courses. This study identifies the effect blended model on outcomes level II students in child-nursing courses during pandemic. used a pre-experiment, one-group pre-test p...

This qualitative study analyzed, from the teacher's perspective, if the principle of comprehensiveness is included in child healthcare teaching in nursing education. The participants were 16 teachers involved in teaching child healthcare in eight undergraduate nursing programs. Data collection was performed through interviews that were submitted to thematic content analysis. The theory in teach...

Holistic nursing care is widely advocated and is espoused in the philosophy of the South African Nursing Council. This concept is unclear, variously interpreted and poorly understood in paediatric nursing. This study was undertaken to examine the meaning of holistic nursing care and to develop a framework for holistic nursing care, which can be utilised in nurse education settings and in clinic...