[(Re)establishing hope in parents of children with chronic disease]

This work main goal is to make a personal and professional reflection on the concept of hope and its integration into nursing care. It will uncover the contributions brought by a project on hope developed in Pediatrics. This project analysis results from the Nurse's use of hope related strategies in clinical decision making addressed to parents of children suffering from chronic illness, that suffer from an acute clinical condition or that became inpatients again. Therefore, under the format of a "goodpractice guide" we propose the assessment of the healthcare results, especially those significantly related with the support and trust relationships emphasized in these areas of intervention.