title: [Living with cleft lip and palate patients: experience of a nurse].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to understand the life of nurses in assisting the porter of cleft lip and palate In order to so we decided for a qualitative approach in the methodology of phenomenology. We interviewed nine subjects who took part of this study and their interviews were guided by this question: "How is it like to watch over/take care of patients with cleft lip and or palate?", The themes that emerged revealed the essence of the phenomenon in the nurse's perspective searching with the careful meanings to contribute to the improvement of assistance quality, thus offering subsidies to the development of a continuous educational program to the nursing team (staff).
authors.affiliation: Escola de Enfermagem da USP.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Spiri
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Leite
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000451:nursing* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires