Reflections about the nurse's role in a pediatric intensive care unit: emotional aspects towards the family

Authors

  • Regina Szylit Bousso Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234198702100300249

Keywords:

Professional - family relations, Intensive care units pediatric

Abstract

In this paper the author presents her philosophy of what is to be a nurse and her performance in a family — centered nursing approach. The nurse's need to experience professional situations and to learn about herself is here emphasized as a basic condition to understand the child its family so that together they can find solutions to the various situations lived in a pediatric intensive care unit.

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Published

1987-12-01

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Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

Bousso, R. S. (1987). Reflections about the nurse’s role in a pediatric intensive care unit: emotional aspects towards the family. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 21(3), 249-253. https://doi.org/10.1590/0080-6234198702100300249