Trabalhando pela reconstrução da infância: o papel da enfermeira de unidade de internação pediátrica no programa de proteção à criança do Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre / Working for childhood reconstruction: the role of pediatric nurse's in the child protection program at the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

This research is an experience report that shows the participation of the pediatric wards nurse at the child protection program HCPA. The program assists inpatient children that come from the outpatient unit or emergency room, assisting the victims of violence and their families. This is a multidisciplinary team and the pediatric ward nurse participates since 1995. The cases are weekly discussed and planned. It was observed from the processed data, the increasing number of hospitalized children with evidence of violence. This fact emphasized the necessary of qualification the nurse and her special attention to attend this cases which is considered as part of the nursing role to interview the family, evaluate the child, investigate the signs, as well as to orient and make domicile visits. This study reflects about the compromise to watch over children rights and the activities that fortifies them...

Cuidando de crianças maltratadas em um hospital público: reflexões sobre a prática de enfermagem / Caring for child maltread in a public hospital: reflections on nursing practice

The growing number of abused children that are hospitalized makes necessary an evaluation of the quality of hospital services offered to them. It also necessary to investigate the professional needs of people in charge of the care of these children in order to improve their work performance. This work is being carried out through workshops made with nursing professionals where issues like child abuse, characteristics of public hospital services and participant's perceptions to their professionals practice are discussed. The objectives of the research are: make a survey of the difficulties that nursing professionals at public hospital face when treating victims of child abuse and the implications of these difficulties in their work. Generate space for exchanging information and experiences among professionals that work with domestic violence issues and also to care for children and their families in hospitals. An analysis of the data shows us that professionals lack proper qualification to deal with social problems related to child abuse and understanding a domestic violence. Professionals must be prepared to face this social problem as well as institutions. Nursing plays an important role in the process of bringing back personal dignity and social autonomy to those under its care...