Approach of the child's life context in the nursing appointment

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the actions developed by the nurses during the appointment related to the life context and the child's family environment in the perspective of promoting his/her health. Method: Qualitative descriptive study, conducted in four families health units of Cuiabá, MT, between January and February 2012, with four nurses who did the appointment to the child in a programmatic way. The data were collected through participant observation of 21 nursing appointments. The data were analyzed by content analysis of thematic type. Results: Two thematic categories emerged and revealed that the nurses considered punctually some life context's elements and the child's family environment during the appointments. Conclusion: The comprehension and the respect to the mother's and the child's ways of life and the non-association to the social and cultural context in which they are inserted are aptitudes that allow the child's attendance in a humanized and individualized way.