Therapeutic Care Flashcards
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What is therapeutic care?
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- Recognizes unique health needs of child and family
- Family-centered care: partnership between family and provider, recognizes family as a constant in child’s life, collaboration in caregiving and decision making, involves entire family, family member role varies by culture, tradition, values
2
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What are 6 components of children’s response to illness?
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- Fear
- Separation anxiety
- Loss of control
- Anger
- Guilt
- Regression
3
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Child Life Specialists
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- Reduce stress experienced by children and families and enhance abilities to cope effectively with and gain from potentially stressful situations
- Bachelor and Master degrees in Child Life, Psych, Child Development
4
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Education
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Specialists teach children about their illness and medical treatment through hands-on medical education, play, and other activities matched to their developmental needs
5
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What are benefits of medical preparation?
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- Reduces fear and anxiety
- Increases knowledge and understanding
- Promotes a sense of control and mastery over the experience
- Clarifies misconceptions
- Increases compliance and cooperation
- Reduce fear of unknown
- Fosters development of a trusting relationship with medical team
6
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What are tools for medical preparation?
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- Honesty
- Developmentally appropriate language and information
- Teaching dolls
- Real medical equipment
- Photo books/pictures
- Sequence of events
- Consider all senses
7
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Medical play
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- Allows children to manipulate medical materials in a safe environment
- Normalizes healthcare environment
- Familiarizes them with medical materials
- Provides opportunity to express feelings, concerns, misconceptions
- Demonstrates knowledge/understanding of materials
8
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What are some common fears and stressors?
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- Fear of unknown/unexpected
- Fear of being punished
- Fear of pain
- Fear of isolation
- Fear of needles
- Fear of death
- Separation from parents or caregivers
- Loss of control
- Parental anxiety
- Foreign language
9
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Sibling support
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- Facilitate siblings first visit to hospital
- Explain diagnosis in age-appropriate language
- Explore feelings of resentment, jealousy, loneliness
10
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What is the nurse’s role in family centered care?
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- Promote growth and development
- Respond to family need
- Provide understandable explanations about child’s condition
- Treat family with respect and dignity
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy
- Provide support
- Respect family difference
- Facilitate collaboration
- Assist family in prep for discharge
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What are three components of the parent-child relationship?
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- Reduces stress and encourages coping
- Greatest source of emotional support
- Invite parents to be present and involved as they are comfortable
12
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What are 7 pediatric nurse themes?
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- Display positive attitudes
- Provide physical comfort
- Entertain or display humor
- Advocate for patient and families
- Meet basic needs
- Acknowledge the child and family
- Reassurance is essential
