Experiencias de enfermeras en consulta de puericultura: percepción de los signos de riesgo/retraso para el desarrollo infantil

Abstract

Introduction: Childhood is a period of life of great physical, psychological and social transformation and as a way to prevent diseases and promote the healthy development of children, the health policies in force in Brazil, establish a longitudinal monitoring and focusing on comprehensive care through childcare. Objective: Understand the nurse’s perception and practice on the identifi cation of signs of risk / delay in development in children monitored during the nursing consultation in childcare. Methods: Qualitative study, conducted with 12 nurses who work in family health units in a health district in the city of Recife, between January and March 2017. For data collection, a semi-structured individual interview was used with the use of the recording, the same being analyzed by the thematic content analysis. Results: Most nurses knew and used the child development monitoring form proposed by the Ministry of Health (MH) and inserted in the child’s handbook during the pediatric consultation, however, the language used to defi ne the signs of risk and delay is not accurate. Yet, when they identify any change in Growth and Development (GD), they use the multidisciplinary team to monitor the cases. Conclusions: e study made it possible to perceive and discuss the importance of assessing neuropsychomotor development, highlighting the nurse as an essential agent of this process. It was demonstrated in the nurses’ practice the knowledge of the protocols for the monitoring of the GD, however it was highlighted that the lack of compliance and registration of the parameters/evaluation indicators oriented by the MH was a hindering factor for comprehensive care, without fail to realize the family as an ally in child care.