Reaction To Illness & Hospitalization Flashcards
How should parents respond to regression?
Should not be punished. Instead praise appropriate behaviour and ignore regressions
What do you need to decrease to decrease regression?
Stress for child
How do parents feel when children are hospitalized?
Often blame themselves
What is the humpty dumpty falls scale (HDFS)?
Fall risk assessment
How can you meet the needs of an infant in hospitals?
Focus on parent-infant attachment and sensorimotor activities
How can you meet the needs of a toddler in a hospital?
Ritualism is important
Separation anxiety peaks
How to meet needs of preschooler in hospital?
Explanations must be clear, realistic and understandable
They have fear of bodily harm
How to meet needs of school age child at hospital?
Need to maintain contact with school
How to meet needs of adolescent in hospital?
May worry abt how illness affects their appearance
Choices, privacy and opportunity for peer visitors is important
Capable of participating in decisions related to treatment and care
Do better with one or more roommates
