Development of a Nursing protocol for childcare consultations

Abstract

Objective: to present a Nursing protocol for childcare consultations based on the Nursing Model of Roper-Logan-Tierney.Methods: for its development, the following items were carried out: literature review, selection and reading of materialsconsidered important in the area of children’s health. Results: it was carry out the textual development of the protocoldivided into five chapters, according to milestones of the infant’s growth and development; inclusion of variables –protocol questions, separated according to life activities recommended in the Nursing model; and content evaluation bynine investigators using the Content Validity Index, with most items presenting an index greater than 0.80. Conclusion:the produced protocol is relevant to support childcare Nursing consultations, enabling standardized directed care andcomprehensive care of children’s health in their first months of life.

Popular practices in child care: mothers’ perceptions

“…This was a guiding tool for nurses that systematized and standardized care. The results pointed out that the application of a protocol can fill the gaps in childcare, allowing a holistic and systematized assistance during childcare consultations (17) .…”

A criança e sua família na atenção primária em saúde

“…2019;13:e241426 https://doi.org/ 10.5205/1981-8963.2019.241426 It is sought, by approaching the family, the knowledge of their reality and dialogue to identify vulnerabilities, setting up a safer way for health professionals to have subsidies for planning their care. 2,[5][6]9 In this perspective, it is added that home visits developed in primary health care play an important role in the care offered to children and families, as they are a way of expanding child health practices and, consequently, achieving better results for children and their health. 17 It is essential, in the context of primary health care, that nurses develop skills focused on care aimed at the well-being of this public.…”

“…16 It has thus been a widely used tool to provide appropriate guidance and thereby promote the quality of life of the child population. 9 It is understood that health professionals, especially nurses, who assist the child in primary care, have the possibility to evaluate the individual as a whole, considering the values, beliefs, and family way of life, to direct their care approach and to align their health education practices in line with the cultural aspects involved. 8,14 It is noteworthy that, when developing health actions, it becomes possible to value a unique moment of interaction with the family in which the sharing of knowledge and experiences in relation to a particular practice of child care is worked.…”

“…1,6 The nurse's actions should be returned, corroborating this thinking, [6][7] for a care that involves not only general aspects, but especially the demands and specificities of the child from their family and social context. It is warned, from this perspective, [8][9] Considering that childhood is a phase of the life cycle of individuals with great vulnerabilities, nurses should promote health care that allows a holistic look through periodic and systematically organized follow-up.…”

Elementos essenciais da consulta de enfermagem à criança e ao adolescente

“…36 It is inferred that the experience in the use of the instruments in the Nursing consultation is efficient in form and content, since these allow an extended view of the health-disease process, besides facilitating the nurses' performance in the integral approach of the patient. 37 This paper describes two articles, A3 16 and A7 20 , which report on the construction and validation of protocols developed for NC and a research is directed to the application of these in the NC, the A9 22 . Citou-se a não fragmentação da assistência aos pacientes como a principal característica pelos profissionais que tiveram a aplicação dos protocolos nos seus atendimentos.…”