A importância da brinquedoteca hospitalar e da Terapia Ocupacional sob a óptica da equipe de enfermagem de um hospital público do Distrito Federal

The care provided to hospitalized children under the comprehensive perspective should \udnot be limited simply to drug interventions and rehabilitation techniques. Children must be considered in their own \udsingularities and they should have all known resources available to express themselves, and overcome hospitalization \udand the illness experience. In this sense, the playing during the period of illness and hospitalization represents a \udpreferred means to keep contact with the world around them. Objective: To ascertain the views of the nursing \udteam about the importance of a playroom in the hospital and the role of the occupational therapist in this context. \udMethods: A questionnaire was applied to the professional nursing staff of the pediatric unit of the third largest \udhospital in the Federal District. Results: Results demonstrated that the professional nursing team considers the \udplayroom important and recognizes the occupational therapist’s value, but they are not aware of the occupational \udtherapist’s role and the influence of the playing in the nursing routine. Conclusion: It is extremely necessary that \udplayful activities increasingly gain ground in hospital settings through all subjects involved in the health-disease \udprocess in which children are inserted.\u