Parceria de cuidados para uma capacitação parental bem-sucedida

Abstract

This report was developed during the master’s Course in Child and Pediatric Nursing, in which the main theme is the importance of parental care partnership between nurses and caregivers towards successful Parental empowerment. Throughout this report, we intend to describe and analyze the acquisition and development of common skills of a pediatric nurse with a master’s degree. Over the years of my professional practice in neonatology, I have always tried to include parents in the provision of care so that they feel empowered and safe to take their child later home, even when there are some associated special needs. In this degree, I intended to reflect and use scientific evidence to inform practice in all aspects including childcare. The Model of Nursing Care in Pediatrics (Mendes, 2013), was adopted as the theoretical framework to support the main theme and to guide the nursing interventions. This model stresses the importance of parents/nurse partnership and the nature of care, based on developing communication strategies and establishing a relationship of trust to achieve success in the negotiation process and consequent parental training. The systematic literature review that was conducted concluded that “Empowering” is a nursing intervention that comprises Teaching, Instructing, Training and Supervising in partnership with the child's parents, towards a greater security for caregivers while providing care to their children, allowing to improve and consolidate knowledge. Nursing interventions mostly involve individualized care plans, and educational methods for consolidating teaching, namely, the delivery of illustrated guides and educational videos, as well as training in health education sessions. Thus, it is concluded that involving parents in care increases their confidence, satisfaction, and empowerment, making this process more efficient.

Date of Award	15 Apr 2024
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Sílvia Caldeira (Supervisor)