O cuidado de enfermagem a crian as com retardo mental: uma revis o integrativa

The present study aims to show the importance of nursing care to children with mental retardation. Forthis, an integrative review was carried in the following databases: Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) and theLiterature Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS), using the articles of the period 2000 to 2011freely available. We located 24 initial articles of which just 11 were included in the study by showing that better areadequate the theme addressed by the researchers. The results show that there is a lack of publications on nursing care tothe child who has mental retardation. We observed in our studies that is possible provide a better quality of life of thesechildren through the intervention of nurses and other professionals involved in care. It is function of themultidisciplinary team to minimize complications, provide the appropriate treatment to children and support families tobetter adapt to new conditions of life.