Care ethics in hospitalized child: a perspective for nursing

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: To apprehend the ethical aspects guiding care provided by nurses to the hospitalized child. Method: A qualitative study focusing on Alfred Schutz sociological phenomenology. In this sense, 10 (ten) nurses crowded in hospitalization units of a municipal hospital located in the city of Rio de Janeiro were interviewed in 2011. Results: For data analysis the phenomenological interview was adopted, with 02 (two) categories: Respecting child's privacy and; respecting hospitalized child's family. Conclusion: The nurse's interaction with the child’s family allows actions of care based on respect and strengthening ties, because family is recognized as an essential element in nursing assistance.

Object Details

• Alternative title: A ética no cuidado à criança hospitalizada: uma perspectiva para a enfermagem ; La ética en el cuidado al niño hospitalizado: una perspectiva para la enfermería
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 1475-1484
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(4)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Philosophie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit ; Philosophie, Theologie ; Kind ; Gesundheit ; Krankenhaus ; Krankenschwester ; Krankenpflege ; Ethik ; Familie ; Interaktion ; Kinderpflege ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Rodrigues, Benedita Maria Rêgo Deusdará ; Pacheco, Sandra Teixeira de Araújo ; Gomes, Ana Paula Rocha ; Ciuffo, Lia Leão
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i4.1475-1484
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54480-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST