[Internet and nursing: development of a site on drug administration]. / A internet e a enfermagem: construção de um site sobre administração de medicamentos.

This study identified existent sites in the internet about Administration of Medications and developed and evaluated a specific site of this thematic. Of the 158 existent and available sites in the database of the Alta Vista search, 17 of these presented some relationship with pharmacology, marketing and information about drugs, technologies and rules of the medication. After that a site was developed and named The process of Administration of Medications in focus which goal was to present investigations conducted by a group about the following topics: errors, technology, complications, study group and the team. The evaluation of this site was made by 2 analyst of systems, 2 computer science technicians and 4 nursing professors and it showed that the quality of the pages, the time of answer, the link, images and content were considered between excellent and satisfactory.

[Development and evaluation of an educational software for pediatric nursing education]. / Desenvolvimento e avaliação de um software educacional para o ensino de enfermagem pediátrica.

Computer Science is being introduced in education at an accelerated pace, thus forcing educators and students to become familiarized with such technology. This study aimed at the development and evaluation of the educational software "Children and medication". The program utilizes multimedia resources in four topics: the child, medication, the person who administers and administration of medication. The evaluation showed a large acceptance of the program, with most of the items being rated as excellent. We emphasize the importance of the development of teaching strategies utilizing computer resources in nursing education and in the development of nurses for the new millenium.

[The experience of institutionalized children]. / Conhecendo a experiência de crianças institucionalizadas.

The aim of this study was to know the experience of the institutionalized child and was guided by the theoretical referential of the "Symbolic Interactionism" and by the methodological referential of the "Grounded Theory". The data had been collected in two stages: the first one understood group activities and second stage consisted of personal interviews. The results had shown that the institutionalization occurred for abandonment and reject of the parents or for legal decision as a measure of child protection, having as context the poverty of its family. The child's experience is conflicting in relation to being institutionalized, because while he/she perceives the necessity of material gain, they miss their family, their home, their friends, and simply life outside.

[Children and medications: educational software on drug administration in pediatrics]. / A criança e o medicamento: software educacional sobre administração de medicamentos em pediatria.

The purpose of this study is the development and evaluation of an educational software on the administration of pediatric medicaments called "Children and medication". The pedagogical framework of Robert M. Gagné and the Three Stages Model, proposed by Price (1991) to develop CAI programs, were used. The software utilizes multimedia resources and is composed of four topics: the child, the medicament, the person who administers it and the administering of the medication. After the development of the program, it went through an evaluation process which was divided in three phases and had the participation of system analyst professionals and the target population to which the software was designed. Data analysis of the software showed that most of the items received excellent approval by the evaluators. It was observed that the software was accepted by the users and that it contributed for the nursing teaching of pediatric medicament administering through a new resource.

[Seeking to guarantee the rights of children and adolescents: our experience]. / Buscando garantir os direitos da criança e do adolescente: relato de experiência.

This report discusses the nursing activities developed by a group of professionals within the family context. Children and their families maintain relationships determined historically by the social context within which they live. According to the National Survey by Address Sampling, 53.5% of Brazilian children and adolescents live in families whose monthly income per capita is under one half of a minimum salary. The consequences of the country's recessive economy have a serious effect upon the entire population, potentially interfering in the family's health and, thus, in that of children and adolescents. When working with families we must consider what the family believes to be its function, since, despite the fact that the Children's and Adolescent's Statute gives the legal definition of family obligations, it is the family's beliefs that actually direct or define the role it plays in caring for and protecting each of its members. The "Support Couples" project, directed by this group, takes into consideration a family's particular characteristics so that it can offer support to the family to help it meet those legal requirements related to child and adolescent care. The objective of this work is to divulge the Project itself, and to place professional nurses in activities that are directly related to the promotion and maintenance of children's and adolescent's rights as citizens inserted into a family and social context.