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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

ABRIL 2006 N° 3 Volumen 9

Health diagnosis in children under one year of age and role of the nurse in a unit of family health care in Brasil

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How to quote

Falleiros de Mello D, Martin DC, Renata Lunardelo S, Silvan Scochi C, Carvalho Pinto I. Diagnóstico de salud en niños menores de un año y papel de la enfermera […]. Metas de Enferm abr 2006; 9(3): 20-25

Authors

1Débora Falleiros de Mello, 2Danielle Cristine Martins, 3Simone Renata Lunardelo, 1Carmen Gracinda Silvan Scochi, 1Ione Carvalho Pinto

Position

1Profesora Doctora en Enfermería del Departamento de Enfermería Materno Infantil e Salud Pública de la Escuela de Ribeirao Preto-USP. Centro colaborador de la OMS para el desarrollo de la investigación en Enfermería.2Enfermera de Clínica Pediátrica del Hospital de Clínicas FMRP/USP. Maestría de Enfermería en Salud Pública. Profesora de Enfermería del Centro Universitario de Araraquara-UNIARA.3Enfermera del Núcleo de Salud de Familia del Centro Escuela de la FMRP/USP. Maestría en Enfermería en Salud Pública.

Contact address

Rua Soldado Eliseu 2, sans 180. 14021-200 Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to characterise the demand of children under the age of 1 attended at the unit of family health in the district of Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo, Brasil.
It is a descriptive study that collected data from the files of 39 children’s families born between 1st June 2001 and 31 March 2002, registered at the family health unit.
The health diagnosis of the children shows a children population at risk. The nurse builds spaces for primary care, preventive measures and promotion of growth and development of the child within health primary care health principles.
Professionals are recommended to make their notes in the files more neatly are these data are fundamental for the individual and group actions to be taken in materno/paediatric health.

Keywords:

public health; Primary Care; paediatric health; health diagnosisfamily

Versión en Español

Título:

Diagnóstico de salud en niños menores de un año y papel de la enfermera en una unidad de salud de la familia en Brasil