Uso rotineiro do brinquedo terap那utico na assist那ncia a crianˋas hospitalizadas: percepˋˋo de enfermeiros

作者：Francischinelli; Ana Gabriela Bertozzo; Almeida; Fabiane de Amorim; Fernandes; Daisy Mitiko Suzuki Okada

来源：ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem, 2012.

DOI：10.1590/S0103-21002012000100004

• play and playthings
• child
• hospitalized
• pediatric nursing
• perception.

objective: to identify nurses%26apos; perceptions regarding the routine use of therapeutic play in the care of hospitalized children. methods: a descript exploratory, quantitative study, conducted with 30 nurses in units that care for children in a private hospital in the city of sˋo paulo-sp. the nurses were interviewed and the data were analyzed by means of descriptive statistical techniques. results: the majority had contact with the theme %26quot;play/therapeutic play%26quot; (27.9%) and considered it valid for use in practice (29.9%); however, it was not used in the insitution where they currently worked (18.6%). among those who had ever used therapeutic play, the majority (22.7%) identified benefits, while 11 nurses (37%) cited difficulties, such as lack of time (9.3%). conclusion: although the majority of those interviewed had knowledge about therapeutic play and valued its use in practice, it is not routinely used in their daily practice.