INTRO TO PEDIATRICS/FAMILY/CHRONIC ILLNESSES: ● Describe atraumatic care o Eliminating or minimizing the pain and/or psychological stress of receiving care ▪ 3 Principles: ● Prevent or minim... ize child’s separation from family o Allowing parents present during a code; performing an assessment while child is in parent’s arms ● Promote a sense of control o Give them choices, choices we can live with; meds before or after bath, before or after meals; how they take meds— syringe or PO; where and how to do an intervention, not if an intervention should be done ● Prevent or minimize bodily injury and pain o Do labs now or in morning, combining sticks ● Identify the essential elements of the transition to parenting o Parental age ▪ 18-35 “ideal” age ● 30-44 yrs is on the increase ● 20-29 yrs is on the decrease o Father involvement ▪ Or another involved adult; another man; non-biological father; same-sex relationships o Parenting education ▪ How prepared were the parents? Baby classes? Books? ▪ Education level? High school or college education? o Support systems ▪ Internal resources ● Internal ability to adapt to change easily. Can they cope well to a chaotic environment? ● Experience with other children? ● Stress level before the child was there? ● Kiddos temperament? High needs child? ● Marriage or relationship quality? ▪ Coping strategies ● Coping mechanisms ● Antidepressant drugs o Other factors ● Describe the role that effective discipline plays in a child’s development o Discipline needs to be developmentally appropriate not necessarily ‘age’ appropriate o TIMING o COMMITMENT o PLANNING o Children want/need limits set for them even in hospital setting o Children need encouragement and modeled appropriate behavior whether child is ill or not o Need CONSISTENCY between caregivers o Before child reaches 4,5 and 6 years of age when a child may experience embarrassment—child should be disciplined in PRIVATE [Show More]
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