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- Parceria de cuidados à criança em situação de doença crónica : a atenção ao irmão saudávelPublication . Coelho, Rita Horta Correia Vaz; Berenguer, Sílvia Maria Alves CaldeiraThis report is part of the master's degree in Pediatric Nursing. It aims to present the development of internships, following the research topic related to children with chronic illnesses, called: "Partnership in caring for children with chronic illnesses: caring for healthy siblings". This document reports the journey through a critical-reflective analysis based on evidence of the stages in the development of the Master's, Common and Specific competencies of the Pediatric Nurse, focusing on their impact on personal and professional development. Anne Casey's Care Partnership Model was adopted as the guiding conceptual foundation for providing care to children with chronic illnesses and their families. Experiencing a chronic illness as children can have a significant impact also on the family environment, including the healthy siblings. One of the competencies of the Pediatric Nurse is to promote the adaptation of the child/young person and family to chronic illness. A cross-cutting theme throughout the training course was the care partnership between the nurse, the child/young person, and the family, promoting their adaptation, and focusing on the consequences of chronic illness on healthy siblings. Based on a project methodology, specific objectives were defined and developed for each internship context. In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, the activities focused on standardizing strategies to promote and enable sibling visits, creating a visiting protocol. In the Pediatric Emergency Department, the focus was on reducing the impact of hospitalization on the child/young person and their family. Finally, in the Family Health Unit, the activities aimed to promote and recognize the importance of the first thousand days of a child's life, boosting parental empowerment and the inclusion of siblings.