Systematization of nursing care to children and adolescents in psychological distress

Objective: to list the main diagnoses, nursing interventions and results described by NANDA International (NANDA-I), Nursing Outcomes Classification (NOC), Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC) for children and adolescents in psychological distress, based on the theory of mental health recovery - Mare de Baker Theory. Method: a descriptive exploratory study with qualitative approach carried out in CAPSi of the Executive Secretary of the Regional IV (SER IV), in Fortaleza - CE. For data analysis, the structure of the collected data and the diagnostic reasoning were used. Results: initially, 28 nursing diagnoses were pre-selected, prevailing only six. Conclusion: with the implementation of systematization of nursing care (SNC), nurses have a unique and different way, seeking to promote reintegration of these people with mental disorders in their own family and society. Descriptors: Work nursing process, Nursing care, Mental health, Psychological distress in children and adolescents.