The study aimed at analyzing comprehensively the nurse care for hospitalized children suffering from oncological diseases with no chance of cure at the moment. The sociological phenomenology from Alfred Schutz's supported the analysis allowing the apprehension of this care as a human behavior. The subjects were 12 nurses from the pediatric admission center of a federal public hospital specialized in oncology, at the Rio de Janeiro district whose approval in the CEP was registered under the number # 43/11. The statements were taken from June to July 2011, following the phenomenological interview guided by the guidance question: What do you have in mind when caring for children with no chance of healing today? In the comprehensive analysis two categories emerged: comfort and minimize the pain. From these actions directs the care for the family present there, in order to support it, providing attitudes of tenderness, affection and respect.
Oncologic Nursing; Child Care; Hospice Care