Abstract:
PURPOSE:
to verify if knowing the technique of offering the diet in a cup, the training and the working time have influence on the nursing technician posture, the newborn posture and the cup position.
METHODS:
it was an observational, descriptive, transversal study, in which participated 15 professionals - nursing technicians responsible for diet administration in children, offering milk in a cup, during mother's absence. The statistical significance level was 0.05.
RESULTS:
only nine individuals were trained (p = 0.273) and 11 technicians declared had no knowledge about the technique (p = 0.011). The diet was offered with technicians standing (p = 0.001), pouring milk into child's mouth (p = 0.010) positioned with the occipital and cervical regions supported (p = 0.001). There was no association between technique knowledge, receiving training and working time to the different nursing technician's posture, newborn's posture and cup position.
CONCLUSION:
the posture of offering the diet is standing, milk is poured into babies' oral cavity and there is no influence in newborn, technician or cup position, caused by technical knowledge, training and working time.
Keywords:
Infant, Newborn; Breast Feeding; Infant, Premature; Milk, Human; Feeding Methods
