title: Nursing care through the perception of hospitalized children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to describe the perception of hospitalized children of school age, on nursing care and understand what are, from their perspective, the best ways to address it to when performing such care.
  
  
  METHODS
  qualitative, descriptive, exploratory research, with concepts of Vygotsky used as theoretical framework. The data collection occurred through interviews mediated by drawings and was performed with ten school children, with the interview later transcribed and submitted to a thematic analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  showed the importance of playing during hospitalization, of a friendly and caring approach and providing explanations regarding the performed procedures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  nursing professionals need to consider how the children would like to receive the care being provided, so that their singularities are respected, characterizing nursing actions according to a perspective of the whole human being.
authors: Faculdade Pequeno Príncipe, Programa de Residência de Enfermagem em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente. Curitiba-PR, Brasil.
authors: Priscila Mattos Dos
authors: PM
authors: Santos
authors: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa. Niterói-RJ, Brasil.
authors: Liliane Faria da
authors: LF
authors: Silva
authors: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem. São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
authors: Jéssica Renata Bastos
authors: JR
authors: Depianti
authors: Universidade Federal Fluminense, Escola de Enfermagem Aurora de Afonso Costa. Niterói-RJ, Brasil.
authors: Emília Gallindo
authors: EG
authors: Cursino
authors: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Escola Paulista de Enfermagem. São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
authors: Circéa Amália
authors: CA
authors: Ribeiro
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing