Nursing care in early childhood: contributions from intersubjective recognition

Abstract

a successful coordination of the three intersubjective dimensions enables the expansion of the understanding on childhood and nursing care in child health in the field of human development promotion, covering affection, defense of rights, and social esteem in the established relationships with future positive individual and social possibilities.

Percepção de escolares do ensino fundamental sobre o Programa Saúde na Escola: um estudo de caso em Belo Horizonte, Brasil

“…The schoolchildren highlighted the examinations conducted at the school, particularly of eyesight and oral health. They welcomed the fact that health personnel visited the school, partic-ularly when the outcome was a problem solved, and explicitly acknowledged the care, warmth and concern of others towards each of them 15 Health care actions were seen to be a major presence in the essays, suggesting that the activities may be giving priority to care services focussed on clinical assessment. Studies by Sousa et al 16 and Lotta & Favareto 17 raised this issue, relating it primarily to funding.…”

“…The feeling of equality in civil, political and social rights must be present in all citizens, and the guidelines of Brazil's Child and Adolescent Statute and related public policies stipulate that adolescents' health care rights will be assured 15 .…”

“…Opting for one therapy or another is an individual decision influenced by the family and social network, where particularly communication through by dialogue can possibly produce understanding and care in health. Mello et al 15 emphasise that health education should be dialogical and emancipatory, so that knowledge can spread. Actions directed to producing change are empowerment-related, and the education process is responsible for choices and decision making towards taking self-responsibility for life 32 .…”

Nurses' contributions to good practices in child care: an integrative literature review

“…According to this logic, monitoring of health conditions in early childhood, which covers the period from zero to five years, eleven months and twenty nine days of age, is fundamental for adequate growth and development of these small ones, so that better health, learning and autonomy benefits. However, comprehensive health care for children is considered a challenge in services, requiring technical and scientific knowledge to support the increased apprehension of their needs by health professionals (3) .…”

“…In this context, nurses' work is significant, since this professional needs to make effective health actions feasible to ensure a better quality of life for children, including by promoting healthy and harmonious development (5) . In the perspective of child care, the nursing professional, through nursing appointment, should provide adequate assistance to real needs of each child and his/her family, considering that each individual has their family, social and cultural context (3) .…”