The nursing care to the child submitted to the chemotherapy

Authors

  • Barbara Soares Avanci UNIPLI
  • Elaine Antunes Cortez UNIG
  • Rogéria Maria do Nascimento UNIG
  • Clarissa Antonio da Silva UNIG
  • Maria Helena Rodrigues Leitão UNIG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2010.v2i2.%25p

Keywords:

child, nursing, chemotherapy, cancer

Abstract

Objective: to identify the main difficulties of the child submitted to the chemotherapy and discuss the nursing care to the child submitted to the chemotherapy. Methodos: a exploratory, qualitative, bibliographical study, accomplished at the Virtual Health Library (LILACS and BDENF), where was accomplished a pre-reading and selective reading, selecting 10 scientific productions, which was accomplished the interpretative reading and thematic analysis. Results: like this, was resulted in the following categories: the main difficulties of the child submitted to the chemotherapy, and the importance of the nursing care to the child submitted to the chemotherapy. Conclusion: the child underwent chemotherapy and his family need a continuous support, it is not easy to live or even monitor the entire process. It is important that the family and children are always well informed to minimize your anxieties and doubts, therefore, it’s ended that the nurse is an important mediator for the promotion of the health of the child submitted to the chemotherapy.

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Author Biographies

Barbara Soares Avanci, UNIPLI

Enfermeira, Preceptora do Centro Universitário Plínio Leite (UNIPLI), Co-orientadora.

Elaine Antunes Cortez, UNIG

Doutora em Enfermagem pela EEAN/UFRJ. Professora/Orientadora da Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG).

Rogéria Maria do Nascimento, UNIG

Enfermeira, Coordenadora do curso de graduação em enfermagem da Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG)

Clarissa Antonio da Silva, UNIG

Acadêmica do 8° período do curso de graduação em enfermagem da Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG)

Maria Helena Rodrigues Leitão, UNIG

Acadêmica do 8° período do curso de graduação em enfermagem da Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG)

Published

2010-04-09

How to Cite

1.
Avanci BS, Cortez EA, Nascimento RM do, Silva CA da, Leitão MHR. The nursing care to the child submitted to the chemotherapy. Rev. Pesqui. (Univ. Fed. Estado Rio J., Online) [Internet]. 2010Apr.9 [cited 2024Sep.26];2(2). Available from: https://seer.unirio.br/cuidadofundamental/article/view/520

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Review

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