PARTNERSHIP OF CARE IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY: PROPOSAL FOR A CLINICAL NURSING SUPERVISION PLAN

Caring for a child with cancer requires knowledge, resilience and adequate support networks.Clinical supervision of the family caregiver of a sick and/or dependent person enables them to provide care and support.Nurses have a responsibility to identify needs, teach, train, support and promote the performance of the role of caregiver, which requires skills in different areas, including clinical supervision.Anne Casey advocates the importance of partnership in care and highlights the participation and involvement of the family in the decision-making process, optimizing knowledge and skills for the development of the parental role.Brigid Proctor's model of clinical supervision contributes to a supervisory structure that strengthens competencies, establishes and maintains partnership relationships, reinforces professional practice and improves the quality of care provided, through formative, restorative and normative functions, which are essential for the successful care of children with cancer.This work consisted of drawing up and critically analyzing a clinical supervision scenario focused on accompanying a mother, a caregiver of a child with cancer, based on Anne Casey's care partnership model and Brigid Proctor's supervision model, supported by nursing ontology.Supervisory intervention with the mother facilitates the acquisition of knowledge, skills and abilities, particularly in managing the emotions that arise in this challenging context.Nurses' supervisory intervention is crucial to promoting the exercise of the caregiver's role effectively, safely and with quality.