Playing in the waiting room of an infant outpatient clinic from the perspective of children and their companions

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Iara Cristina Da Silva Pedro¹  Lucila Castanheira Nascimento¹  Livia Capelani Poleti¹  Regina Aparecida Garcia De Lima¹  Débora Falleiros De Mello¹  Flávia Mendonça Rosa Luiz¹ 

[1] ,University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing

关键词: child;    play and playthings;    outpatient clinics;    hospital;    pediatric nursing;    niño;    juegos y juguetes;    servicio ambulatorio hospitalario;    enfermería pediátrica;    criança;    jogos e brinquedos;    ambulatório hospitalar;    enfermagem pediátrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692007000200015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Playing is one way children use to communicate with the world that surrounds them. This descriptive-exploratory study aimed to understand the experience of playing for children and their companions in an outpatient waiting room. We performed semi-structured interviews with 12 children and those responsible for them. In the data analysis, three themes were identified: waiting time: "there is no other way, you have to wait"; using the time to play: turning the clinic into a more pleasant space; and the toy as a relations mediator. Playing is revealed to be an effective pediatric nursing intervention strategy in helping the child to overcome barriers imposed by the assistance. This resource favors the communication process among children, companions and professionals and, thus, greatly contributes to improve the care delivery.

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