Promoção do conforto em contexto de saúde da criança e do jovem

Abstract

This review is under the Nursing master’s degree in the area of Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist of Catholic University of Portugal. Its main objective is the critical and reflective analysis for the development of skills related to the Pediatric Clinical Nurse specialist pathway. The subject developed – Promotion of Comfort in Children and young people health- arosed from the specialized nursing intervention for children, young people and their families. The main objective is the promotion of healthcare as well as prevention of complications and selfcare in any condition of Nursing care. Comfort is a multidimensional concept, required for the maintenance and promotionof well-being, manifesting an intrinsic element to nursing care. It is essential that Nurses identify children/young people Comfort needs, who have not been met, in order to accomplish an appropriated care plan to better satisfy them, ensuring an overall care.In order to support the clinical assessment topic – Promotion of comfort of children and young people – my report was based on Kolcaba’s comfort theory and on a scoping review of Non-pharmacological pain relief interventions in children, meeting this way the scientific evidence and aplicability of this theory. During the placements, focusing on the main target of my report as Pediatric Clinic Nurse Specialist, it was developed a health care plan, built on specific objectives and mainactivities. It was carried out a reflection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, that led into the publication of a poster submitted to the III Seminar of Nursing Master’s – Specialized Nursing: Protagonist in the Present, Innovative in the future, during the pandemic situation COVID 19, lived at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, threats to Neonatal comfort and ethical implications -, in addition to providing care to the newborn and his family. In the oncology pediatric ward, along side to providing specialized nursing care to the children/young people and their families, the goal was to developed skills as pediatric clinical Nurse Specialist, through awareness of communication strategies of the nursing team, as well as the proposal of restructuring a physical space on the ward for these moments. Regarding primary health care placement, goals related to the promotion of comfort were set, considering, the multiculturalism. This way was executed a guide promoting sociocultural comfort for parents during the first year, in three languages: Portuguese, English and Bengali, among other various activities.

Date of Award	16 Dec 2021
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Zaida Charepe (Supervisor)