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摘要
objective: to understand pediatric nurses%26apos; beliefs and actions regarding hospitalized children%26apos;s autonomy during therapeutic procedures. methods: a qualitative approach was used to observe and interview seven nurses from a public hospital at sˋo paulo. results: content analysis revealed two themes: a child%26apos;s potential to develop autonomy and a child%26apos;s incapability to exercise autonomy. final considerations: few opportunities are given to children in order to develop their autonomy. as a rule, in conflicting situations nurses do not consider children decision-making; there is a disconnection between nurse%26apos;s speech and professional practice.
