Nurses' everyday activities in a child care clinic/O quotidiano de enfermeiras na consulta em puericultura/Cotidiano de enfermeras en la consulta en puericultura

This qualitative descriptive study guided by Comprehensive Sociology aimed to describe nurses' day-to-day in a child care clinic and identify the factors that influence the clinic process. From March to April 2011, semistructured interviews were conducted with eight nurses working in child care clinics at primary health care centers in a health district of Salvador, Bahia. The results demonstrated that everyday child care clinic activities are organized, repetitive, unpredictable, pleasurable, accessible, and permeated by interaction, guidance, and affection, making it possible to follow up the children through team work and with autonomy. Cultural context, equity in care, accessibility, and infrastructure are factors that influence the child care clinic. It was concluded that, in day-to-day child care, nurses establishes actions and interactions with child and family, promoting health, effective care, and respect for ideological, social, and cultural diversities.