Abstract
Objective:
To understand the meaning attributed by undergraduate nursing students to the teaching and practice of Therapeutic Play (TP) in the Undergraduate Program in Nursing.
Methods:
A qualitative research project held using Symbolic Interactionism. Participants were 17 nursing students from a public university. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed by Conventional Qualitative Content Analysis.
Results:
Our results allowed us to understand the meaning attributed by the nursing student to the teaching of TP on the undergraduate program - it is a necessary and important intervention to promote quality and humane nursing care; therefore, its teaching must be ensured for undergraduate students.
Final Considerations:
We hope that our results will contribute to a reflection on the teaching of TP and that this content may go beyond the boundaries of the classroom and academic practice, promoting students' awareness for its future use in their future careers as nurses.
Keywords:
Play and playthings; Nursing students; Teaching; Pediatric Nursing