Estratégia lúdica no ensino de boas práticas de higiene à crianças hospitalizadas

Contextualization: This study reports the experience of the use of play strategies in the teaching-learning process for good body-hygiene practices aimed to children and their families, involving students, teachers, care staff, users and their caregivers during supervised training of the curricular component: Nursing in Pediatrics of the Undergraduate Nursing Course of the Amazon Metropolitan College (FAMAZ), in a well-known and highly regarded trauma hospital in Ananindeua, in the State of Para. The objective of this study was to present the experiences and activities of nursing students as part of orientation on body hygiene for hospitalized children and their caregivers. Description of the experience: All the hospitalized children participated in the study, a total of 38 participants - this being nineteen children and their respective caregivers. The question to be solved were selecting the methodology to plan the activities. During the observation phase of the real situation, the students were instigated by the teacher, starting with the theme “Healthy Habits and Quality of Life”, to identify the needs of hospitalized children and their caregivers, with a view to developing an educational initiative. An educational health initiative was implemented for body hygiene, focusing on hand hygiene, nail cutting and cleaning, bathing and dental brushing, with the purpose of incorporating these habits not only within the hospital environment, but also in the daily life of the individuals concerned. Final considerations: The experience provided to all the protagonists involved confirmation of the importance of the Health Education initiatives, which must be carried out in the most diverse scenarios, including in the hospital environment and always based on the real needs of the target population, in order to bring about significant changes in living habits, promoting a healthy living environment.