The objective of this research is to analyze the approach the topic in child development nursing classifications and propose contributions to its improvement. Therefore, specific objectives of the study are: • identify studies on the ratings nursing to address the issue of development of Children • Identify, in the main classifications nursing, all topics related to child development. • Analyze and discuss the contents with respect the subject child development in different classifications selected for study. • Submit content to the systematic analysis specialists in the area of health nursing children. • Identify elements that need to be redesigned to improve the approach child development in the rankings nursing.

February 2013 Update:

There are two students who will finish their thesis in February 2014 and are working on scholarly publications.

Juliana Martins de Souza: ‘Concept analysis of Child Development’. 

Soraia Matilde Marques: ‘Design an ICNP® catalog to follow the development of the child from 0 to 1 year’.

One paper is already published:

Martins J, Verissimo MLÓR. (2013). Child Development in the NANDA-I and International Classification for Nursing Practice Nursing Classifications. International Journal of Nursing Knowledge Volume 24, No. 1, p 44-49.