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Unveiling humanized care:: nurses' perceptions in pediatric oncology

This study aimed to unveil the elements of humanized care present in the encounter between the nurse, the family and the child with cancer, to identify these nurses' perceptions regarding the humanization of the care, and ascertain in which situations the nurse perceives that the humanization is anchored in the care. It is an exploratory-descriptive study with a qualitative approach. Watson's Theory of Human Caring was used as a theoretical framework. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews held with nine nurses from a public hospital specialized in pediatric oncology in São Paulo. The results indicated the phenomenon "Unveiling humanized care given to the child with cancer and her family". The theoretical elements emerged from the descriptions of clinical events or situations presented by the nurses. The data permitted reflection on possibilities for construction of the humanistic interpersonal process in the care environment in pediatric oncology and on advances and limitations relating to the applicability of this framework in practice.

Medical oncology; Pediatrics; Nursing care; Humanization of care


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