NURS 2050 Exam 1 (Pedi)
What are some ideas for ways to make a pediatric patient feel comfortable?
Role playing first
Maintain their routine
Let mom hold them when taking VS, doing assessments, giving meds
Play: • Playrooms • Child life specialists • Age appropriate toys • Creativity,
diversions • Developmental stimulation • Games, books (don’t forget low tech)
“First do no harm” :
1. Minimize child’s separation from family
2. Promote sense of control
3. Prevent/minimize pain
family advocacy and caring
,assists children and families in making informed choices and acting in the child's
best interest
• Coordination and collaboration
– recognize and respect the differences in the role of caregiver vs. that of the nurse
– Example: mom does bath, nurse does assessment
• Teaching and guidance vs. imposing your preference
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the hospitalized child
-Hospitalization can be hard on children
-Environment can be lonely and isolating
-May become socially withdrawn
-Dependency fostered by bed rest and reliance on staff can lead to regression
• Separation anxiety
1. Stage of protest
• May last hours of days
• Crying, kicking
2. Stage of despair
• Withdrawn
, • May not be happy to see parent and still look sad
3. Stage of detachment
• Superficial adjustment to loss (not usually seen in hosp.)
regression
• Children may revert to younger behavior when sick.
• This can occur in all age groups
. • How does this impact your approach to
- An infant
- A preschooler
- A teenager
• What are potential teaching needs related to this concept?
reaction to separation by age
What are some ideas for ways to make a pediatric patient feel comfortable?
Role playing first
Maintain their routine
Let mom hold them when taking VS, doing assessments, giving meds
Play: • Playrooms • Child life specialists • Age appropriate toys • Creativity,
diversions • Developmental stimulation • Games, books (don’t forget low tech)
“First do no harm” :
1. Minimize child’s separation from family
2. Promote sense of control
3. Prevent/minimize pain
family advocacy and caring
,assists children and families in making informed choices and acting in the child's
best interest
• Coordination and collaboration
– recognize and respect the differences in the role of caregiver vs. that of the nurse
– Example: mom does bath, nurse does assessment
• Teaching and guidance vs. imposing your preference
Previous
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Next
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0:15
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Brainpower
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the hospitalized child
-Hospitalization can be hard on children
-Environment can be lonely and isolating
-May become socially withdrawn
-Dependency fostered by bed rest and reliance on staff can lead to regression
• Separation anxiety
1. Stage of protest
• May last hours of days
• Crying, kicking
2. Stage of despair
• Withdrawn
, • May not be happy to see parent and still look sad
3. Stage of detachment
• Superficial adjustment to loss (not usually seen in hosp.)
regression
• Children may revert to younger behavior when sick.
• This can occur in all age groups
. • How does this impact your approach to
- An infant
- A preschooler
- A teenager
• What are potential teaching needs related to this concept?
reaction to separation by age
