Information received by parents during children's hospitalization

Authors

  • Ana Llonch Sabatés Universidade Guarulhos
  • Regina Issuzu Hirooka de Borba Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000600008

Keywords:

pediatric nursing, child^i2^shospitali, parents

Abstract

This study aimed to find out how parents perceive the information they received from nurses during the hospital stay of their children and identify what information nurses indicate they supply to the parents. We carried out a descriptive-exploratory study with a quantitative approach at the pediatric internment units of a teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo, interviewing 50 parents whose children were hospitalized and 12 nurses working at these units. The results showed that parents were not completely satisfied with the information received from the nurses during the children's stay in hospital. The nurses mainly provided information to the parents about rules and routines, rights and obligations, reasons for procedures and parents' participation in care for the child. Parents asked the nurses information about the duration of their child`s hospitalization, progression of the disease, medication and treatment.

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Published

2005-12-01

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 6 (2005)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Information received by parents during children’s hospitalization. (2005). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 13(6), 968-973. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692005000600008