Child in hospital: family experiences and expectations of how nurses can promote family health

Abstract

The results have a number of practical applications for nursing, both for clinical practice and research. The results can be used in paediatric hospital wards caring for chronically ill children and their families. The five domains of family health promotion described here should be tested in other paediatric wards and in other geographical locations.

Roles of nurses and parents caring for hospitalised children

“…Similarly, families' specific circumstances may affect the amount of time they can spend in hospital and, consequently, the level of care that they can provide their children (Hopia et al 2005). Parents may view the admission of children with special or chronic health needs to hospital as an opportunity for respite from their role as the main carer (Reeves et al 2006), whereas the parents of children who are acutely unwell and have been admitted to hospital for the first time may wish to be fully involved in their care (Sousa et al 2013).…”

Ambulance nurses’ experiences of nursing critically ill and injured children: A difficult aspect of ambulance nursing care

“…Participants believed it was important to also create a safe environment for the parents. Nugent et al (2007) state that parents can develop negative stress when their child becomes acutely ill. Hopia et al (2005) emphasize the importance of creating a sense of security for the parents when the child's health is impaired by keeping the parents informed and involving them in the care. According to Aldridge (2005) parents want what is the best for their child, and often wish to be close and involved in the care.…”

Definindo o projeto de vida familiar: a família na transição para o cuidado domiciliar da criança com necessidades especiais

“…Visto que são inúmeras as dificuldades encontradas pelos enfermeiros e pelas famílias para se coenvolverem estratégias úteis que permitam consonância entre as expectativas e demandas de cuidado da família e as habilidades do enfermeiro em compreender e atender tais expectativas (17,19,20) .…”