CHILD WITH INTESTINAL OSTOMY AND THEIR FAMILIES: promoting new knowledge

Introduction: The child with intestinal ostomy lives in special conditions and nursing will have a significant role in the approach and how the learning will be built on the cognitive and practical needs of these two units of care: child and family. Objective: Identify and analyze the knowledge of caregivers facing the care of children with intestinal ostomy. Methodology: Convergent Care Research with qualitative data analysis, conducted in surgical unit of a pediatric teaching hospital. The subjects were seven mothers of children with intestinal stoma who had received the guidance of the health staff of the hospital. Data collection occurred from March to June 2009. We used the semi-structured interview. Data were collected during hospitalization and at home. The analysis and interpretation of data: the analysis phase - the process of apprehension and coding, and interpretation phase - synthesis process and the process of theorizing. Results: Three categories emerged: the difficulties facing the new situation, the care that requires specific knowledge, and their perception of the family on the care provided by health staff. It was observed, together with the family, what knowledge they received from health staff during hospitalization, revealing its major difficulties facing this new situation, showing their feelings about the assistance they received and what changes they think are important to carry out. It was also the importance of the effort of health professionals in the teaching-learning process as facilitators in front of family coping so far unknown. Conclusion: We conclude that when health care is paid in full and qualified, seeking the welfare and understanding of the patient and their family, return home and society is more sedate and family members become more secure to adhere to new conditions that are required for the surgery.