Nursing

Pediatric nursing

Context (archaeology)

Biology

Psychiatry

Environmental health

Autism

Paleontology

Psychology

Nursing care

Political science

Population

MEDLINE

Medicine

Autism spectrum disorder

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Objective: To map the nursing theories developed to meet children's needs. Method: The JBI methodology and the PRISMA guided this scoping review. The search took place between October and November 2021, based on the PCC mnemonic: P (Population) – a child aged 0 to 9 years; C (Concept) – nursing theories; C (Context) – nursing. Results: We identified 2,242 publications and selected 21 manuscripts consisting of nursing theories to meet children's feeding needs, child pain, a child with asthma, diabetes, obesity, epilepsy, Congenital Zika Syndrome, autism spectrum disorder; theory for care in Intensive Care Units; health promotion to premature babies; procedures in Intensive Care Units; theory for nursing diagnosis ineffective breathing pattern in children with congenital heart disease; sleep associated with child development; parent-child interaction; nurse-child relationship; and child's consultation. Conclusion: The nursing theories mapped have the potential to outline the course of nursing care to children's needs highlighted in the studies that made up the sample.

Nursing theories developed to meet children’s needs: a scoping review