Alimentação infantil

: intervenções do enfermeiro especialista em saúde infantil e pediatria

Abstract

The present report aim`s to demonstrate the course taken during the internships included in the Master´s degree course in Pediatric Nursing. It has taken place in four different clinical areas: primary health care, pediatrics infirmary, pediatric and neonatal intensive care and pediatric emergency room. During the internship and in all contexts, we have conducted our activities and strategies in pursuit of health promotion and the disease prevention, trying to follow the international recommendations to population’s health, resulting of the international conferences on health promotion. As specialized Pediatric Nurses it is part of our role to give contributions to children/ teenagers and their families to grow with better health and life quality. One of the strategies recommended by international partners in pursuit of the populations well being, and chosen by us to work with was children’s food. Food has several purposes like growth, socialize, straight, therapy, appearance… Promoting balanced eating habits, makes us prevent several chronical diseases in the future, that can cause high levels of morbidity and mortality. Though we were not able to work the children´s feeding subject in all of the internship areas, all our activities were directed to the promotion of well being. As the reader can see forward, we have developed a range of skills, regarding the accomplishment of the knowledge required to became a specialist pediatric nurse. We have deepened our knowledge about children development, diseases and care, in order to provide better and more complete nurse care. We promoted colleagues education and carried out written procedures aiming a quality improvement in nurse care. We helped in the unit management, and made a critical analysis of the process. For all that, we consider our educational and professional goals achieved, and that we have a long way ahead of us in the world of children´s care.

Date of Award	Feb 2011
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Margarida Lourenço (Supervisor)