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Las náuseas y el vómito son síntomas desagradables frecuentes en el paciente pediátrico con quimioterapia, a menudo tratados con medicamentos antieméticos, para prevenir o disminuir este efecto incapacitante, sin embargo, estos síntomas pueden ser abordados con la Teoría de los Síntomas Desagradables, valorando factores físicos, psi-cológicos, situacionales que facilite la planeación e intervención efectiva del cuidado de enfermería en el manejo del paciente oncológico.
La interrelación teoría-práctica, permite usar la valoración de enfermería en los pacientes pediátricos con diagnóstico oncológico disponiendo de la propuesta teórica de los síntomas desagradables para justificar el cuidado en postulados de teóricas de en-fermería con las necesidades reales de los niños.
Nausea and vomiting are unpleasant sensations that generate discouragement and helplessness in the child and caregivers. The nurse who provides care must be able to integrate knowledge into practice, in order to reduce these unpleasant symptoms in the biological, psychological and social sphere. Objective: to present the relationship with the theory of unpleasant symptoms in the planning of care in nausea and vomiting in pedia-tric patients with an oncological diagnosis undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Metho-dology: literature search on nausea and vomiting as an unpleasant symptom in pediatric patients with cancer diagnosis. the databases were: Scielo, Lilacs, ProQuest, PubMed, wi-thout a time limit, in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and the terms: unpleasant symp-toms, nausea and vomiting, oncology, pediatric oncology. Results: Nausea and vomiting are frequent unpleasant symptoms in pediatric patients with chemotherapy, often treated with antiemetic drugs, to prevent or reduce this disabling effect, however, these symp-toms can be addressed with the Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms, evaluating physical, psychological and situational factors that facilitate the planning and effective intervention of nursing care in the management of cancer patients. Conclusion: The theory-practice interrelation allows the use of the nursing evaluation in pediatric patients with available oncological diagnosis of the theoretical proposal of unpleasant symptoms to justify the care in theoretical nursing postulates with the real needs of children
