CHILDHOSPITALIZATION
June 18, 2021
As for the relationship between hospitalization and atraumatic care, when a child experiences
hospitalization the child automatically experiences atraumatic care, how can nurses minimize
atraumatic in children by means of family center care (involving the family in every action)
Understanding
Hospitalization is a process for an emergency reason or planning to require the child to
stay in the hospital to undergo therapy and care until returning home .
Child's Reaction to Hospitalization
Reactions are individual and highly dependent on the child's developmental age, previous
experience with illness, support systems and coping skills.
Generally, children's reactions to illness are anxiety due to separation, loss, bodily harm and
pain.
Manifestations of Anxiety Due to Separation in Children
- Protest phase (protest phase)
Observed behavior: crying, screaming, looking for parents with eyes, toddlers
(verbally and physically attacking strangers > going and kicking, biting, hitting)
- Despair phase
Behaviors observed: inactive, withdrawing from others, depressed, uncommunicative,
regressing to initial behavior (wetting the bed, thumb sucking, using a pacifier)
When a child is in a desperate phase,
- Detachment phase
Observed behavior: shows increased interest in the surrounding environment, interacts
with strangers or caregivers he knows, looks happy
Child's Reaction to Hospitalization
1. Infancy (0-1 years)
- Problems occur because of the impact of separation from parents:
disturbances in the formation of trust and affection
- Children aged > 6 months experience anxiety (dealing with people they don't
know)
- Reactions that appear: loud crying, lots of body movement, unpleasant facial
expressions
- Care management:
Provide consistent care
Sing and talk with the baby
Touch, hold, hold the baby and continue to interact during the procedure
June 18, 2021
As for the relationship between hospitalization and atraumatic care, when a child experiences
hospitalization the child automatically experiences atraumatic care, how can nurses minimize
atraumatic in children by means of family center care (involving the family in every action)
Understanding
Hospitalization is a process for an emergency reason or planning to require the child to
stay in the hospital to undergo therapy and care until returning home .
Child's Reaction to Hospitalization
Reactions are individual and highly dependent on the child's developmental age, previous
experience with illness, support systems and coping skills.
Generally, children's reactions to illness are anxiety due to separation, loss, bodily harm and
pain.
Manifestations of Anxiety Due to Separation in Children
- Protest phase (protest phase)
Observed behavior: crying, screaming, looking for parents with eyes, toddlers
(verbally and physically attacking strangers > going and kicking, biting, hitting)
- Despair phase
Behaviors observed: inactive, withdrawing from others, depressed, uncommunicative,
regressing to initial behavior (wetting the bed, thumb sucking, using a pacifier)
When a child is in a desperate phase,
- Detachment phase
Observed behavior: shows increased interest in the surrounding environment, interacts
with strangers or caregivers he knows, looks happy
Child's Reaction to Hospitalization
1. Infancy (0-1 years)
- Problems occur because of the impact of separation from parents:
disturbances in the formation of trust and affection
- Children aged > 6 months experience anxiety (dealing with people they don't
know)
- Reactions that appear: loud crying, lots of body movement, unpleasant facial
expressions
- Care management:
Provide consistent care
Sing and talk with the baby
Touch, hold, hold the baby and continue to interact during the procedure
