Preventing or minimizing separation

      • Preventing or minimizing separation
        • Nurses must have an appreciation of the child’s separation behaviors.
          • The child is allowed to cry. 
        • Even if the child rejects strangers, the nurse provides support through physical presence.
        • The use of cellular phones can increase the contact between the hospitalized child and parents or other significant family members and friends.
      • Preventing or minimizing parental absence
      • Minimizing loss of control
        • Promoting freedom of movement
        • Maintaining child’s routine
        • Encouraging independence and industry
      • Providing developmentally appropriate activities
      • Providing opportunities for play and expressive activities
        • Functions of Play in the Hospital
          • Provides diversion and brings about relaxation
          • Helps the child feel more secure in a strange environment
          • Lessens the stress of separation and the feeling of homesickness
          • Provides a means for release of tension and expression of feelings
          • Encourages interaction and development of positive attitudes toward others
          • Provides an expressive outlet for creative ideas and interests
          • Provides a means for accomplishing therapeutic goals
          • Places the child in active role and provides opportunity to make choices and be in control
            • Diversional activities
            • Toys 
            • Expressive activities
            • Creative expression
            • Dramatic play
      • Maximizing the potential benefits of hospitalization
        • Fostering parent-child relationships
        • Providing educational opportunities
        • Promoting self-mastery
        • Providing socialization

Share:

More Posts

E-Cigarettes (Vapes)

AT A GLANCE Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) are sometimes called e-cigs, vapes, vape pens, and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). E-cigarettes come in many shapes and

Fibromyalgia

Print KEY POINTS Fibromyalgia causes pain, fatigue, emotional and mental distress, and sleep problems. There is no cure, but you can manage it with self-care,

Chickenpox (Varicella)

For Everyone About Chickenpox KEY POINTS Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). The virus spreads mainly through close contact