Cogitare Enfermagem (Jun 2015)

INFORMATION APPRECIATED BY MOTHERS/COMPANIONS REGARDING CARE OF HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN

  • Paloma Nascimento Valério,
  • Aline Silva da Fonte Santa Rosa de Oliveira,
  • Rita de Cássia Melão de Morais,
  • Tania Vignuda de Souza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i2.37730
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 2
pp. 323 – 329

Abstract

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The objective of this study was to analyze information appreciated by mothers/companions regarding care of hospitalized children. The study had a qualitative approach and was conducted in a public pediatric institution, located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in 2012. Eleven mothers/companions of hospitalized children were interviewed. Data were analyzed by theme, and the following thematic units emerged: hand washing, handling of technological devices and modified ordinary care. The results showed that mothers/companions appreciated information concerning prevention and control of hospital-acquired infections, through hand washing, handling of technological devices used by children after hospital discharge, and modified ordinary care, as a result of the use of technological devices. In conclusion, mothers/companions are concerned with information provided by the healthcare staff in order to protect their children and to avoid complications during hospitalization.

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