Chapter 1:
1. Top leading causes of death/age group
a. Infants= not safe in any environment. Crawling= putting objects in mouth= poisoning or aspiration
b. Toddler= mobile. Run/climb= r/f falls, burns & collisions
c.
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Chapter 1:
1. Top leading causes of death/age group
a. Infants= not safe in any environment. Crawling= putting objects in mouth= poisoning or aspiration
b. Toddler= mobile. Run/climb= r/f falls, burns & collisions
c. 5-9 yrs= bike accident (no helmet) = head injuries. Accidental poisoning r/t meds
d. Adolescents= MVCs, drug/alcohol abuse/suicide= intentional poisoning
e. Others: drowning/burns/firearms
2. Family-centered care
a. Planning, delivery & evaluation of HC grounded in mutually beneficial partnership of HCP, pts & fams
b. Consider the need of ALL fam members
c. Key elements= realize fam is constant in child’s life, facilitating fam professional collaboration, exchanging unbiased info, honor culture preferences, encourage fam to fam support, appreciate fam & child
d. 2 basic concepts for nurses:
i. Enabling= creating opportunities& means for fam to display abilities to meet the needs of child
ii. Empowerment= help fam acquire sense of control over fam life; helping behaviors that foster their own strengths, abilities & actions
3. Atraumatic Care test question: don’t say a needle stick. Practice on a bear
a. Care to eliminate or minimize psych & physical distress of child & fam w/in the health system
b. Ex. Teddy bear in room- sit them down & explain procedure, foster parent-child relationship, prepare child for unfamiliar procedure, dec pain, allow play time/ expressing fear, privacy, respect culture, provide choices
c. Psych stress= anxiety, fear, stress, anger, disappointment, sadness
d. Physical= sleepiness, pain, temp immobile
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