Resumo (EN)
To analyze the results on the applicability of the use of therapeutic play by Brazilian pediatric nursing in recent years. This is an integrative literature review whose data were extracted from scientific articles selected through the search tools Google Academic, Scientific Electronic Library Online (Scielo) and Virtual Health Library (B.V.S), using the descriptors therapeutic toy, toy therapy and nursing. A total of 19 articles were previously selected, and after applying the eligibility criteria, 07 publications were included. The use of therapeutic play represents a line of externalization of subjective thinking of playful aspect, where the team of health professionals has tools capable of looking at how important playing is in care practices to activate and structure human relationships, as well to escape routine hospitalize to produce feelings-based human relationships that preserve the healthy and secure bond.