NURSING CARE FOR CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY: INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1593262310043

• Palavras-chave: child, epilepsy and nursing.

• Keywords: child, epilepsy and nursing.

• Abstract:

  General Purpose: Understanding the nursing team's care possibilities for children diagnosed with epilepsy. Specific objectives: Describe the difficulties and/or barriers in caring for children with epilepsy; describe successful practices in nursing care for children with epilepsy; understand the repercussions of epilepsy from the perspective of diagnosed children.

  Method: This is an integrative literature review, consisting of a search in the PUBMED database in the period between January and May 2022. Using the descriptors: child, epilepsy and nursing. Original articles available in full online format, in Portuguese and English, published in the last eighteen years, were included. The content of the articles was analyzed based on thematic analysis. Results: 418 articles were identified by reading the title and abstract. After reading the full text and applying the inclusion criteria, 18 articles were pre-selected. After a more careful reading, considering the purpose of the study, 8 articles were selected for analysis. Conclusion: It was concluded that nursing care for children who have epilepsy and are undergoing treatment or are still in the process of discovering the pathology, is not always properly prepared to deal with the feelings and emotions of children and their families, so this This work brought foundations where one can observe the ideal paths to be followed so that the journey in front of the pathology process is more peaceful physically and emotionally for the child, and at the same time the family has support from the multidisciplinary team.