This study aimed to identify the knowledge of family caregivers about care delivered to children with an intestinal stoma. A convergent care research was carried out at a surgical unit of a university pediatric hospital. Seven mothers of children with an intestinal stoma participated in this study. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and subjected to qualitative data analysis, from which three categories emerged: difficulties in view of the new situation; care that needs specific knowledge; and the family's perceptions of care delivered by the health team. We identified that when care is delivered in its integral form, aiming for the patient's and family's welfare and understanding, the patient's return to home and a daily routine are easier and those involved feel safer to adhere to the newly established conditions before a world unknown to those who experience the condition of living with a stoma.
Child; Stoma; Nursing; Family