O brinquedo terapêutico na graduação de enfermagem: da teoria à prática

Objective: To identify the use of therapeutic toys by nursing students when caring for hospitalized children and to discuss the consequences of their use in the path of nursing students. Method: Qualitative research, developed at a Federal Nursing School in Rio de Janeiro with 17 students. Data were collected in October and November 2016, through semistructured interviews, and they were processed with the thematic content analysis technique. Results: The therapeutic toy is introduced to the student in the theoretical content, but without the opportunity to apply it in practice. Its practical application would make it safer to provide care to the child, added to the quality of the care provided and the benefits for it. Conclusion: The therapeutic toy teaching should happen in the practical field, not only in the theoretical field, thereby contributing to a better training of nurses and improvement of the quality of the pediatric care