In nursing, it is important to understand the difference between the different developmental groups for pediatric patient’s and how these differences affect the care and guidance that patient receives. A child growth and developmental levels affect how you create patient-centered care in hospitals. A toddler’s developmental level allows them to perform simple motor activities such as dressing and feeding themselves. More complicated activities are developed later in life. Further, toddler’s mind has not yet fully expanded to understand certain concepts and therefore require more assistance and guidance by their caregivers. This affects a specific patient’s plan of care because you do not want to try to have them do tasks or abilities outside
The developmental stage of a patient is of importance to nursing care because knowledge of human growth and development is basic to the healthcare of individuals across the life span. Thus, in order for healthcare professionals to properly and appropriately care for their patients, an understanding of the different stages of development and tasks to be accomplished in each stage is necessary.
Family centred care and comfort care theory both work for the well being of patient. Family centred care focus to work with family while providing care for the sick child. Family and pediatric staff works in collaboration to make care plan that works the best for sick child (Coyne, O'Neill, Murphy, & Costello, 2011). Similarly, comfort care theory focus on child’s physical, psychospiritual, sociocultural, and environmental aspects. “When comfort needs are addressed in one context, total comfort is enhanced in the remaining context” (Kolcaba & Dimarco, 2005, p. 190). When nurses apply comfort care theory, it is to achieve holistic care of sick children by focusing on all aspects (Kolcaba
Nursing should focus on patient and family centered care, with nurses being the patient advocate for the care the patient receives. Patient and family centered care implies family participation. This type of care involves patients and their families in their health care treatments and decisions. I believe that it is important to incorporate this kind of care at Orange Regional Medical Center (ORMC) because it can ensure that we are meeting the patient’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs through their hospitalization.
Patient and Family Centered Care As our health care system continues to evolve and family members become increasingly involved in their loved ones care, a collaborative partnership must be encouraged and sustained by nursing leaders in order to foster a healthy environment for patients, families, and health care professionals (HCP) (Manojlovich, Barnsteiner, Bolton, Disch, & Saint, 2008, p. S13). That being said, from a nursing leadership perspective, how does patient and family centered care (PFCC), as a nursing leadership issue within a local context, influence the health experience of individuals in an acute care setting? This paper will include a critical analysis of various elements that influence PFCC, will examine potential barriers and challenges, and discuss possible resolutions for change. Background (Historical Analysis) In the year nineteen sixty-nine, Balint and colleagues originally introduced the term ‘patient centered medicine,’ however nineteen years later in nineteen eighty-eight, the term ‘patient centered care’ emerged from the Picker Commonwealth Program (p. 126), which has been the foundation of PFCC today.
When people think of a pediatric nurse practitioner, they normally think of a person who performs examinations, takes blood samples, and measures vital signs of children who are sick. What they don’t see are the countless hours spent getting to know the patient, showing sympathy and understanding, and having to explain the diagnosis and treatment plans to the parents and sometimes to the child. According to my career cruising inventory, any job in the medical field would be right for me. However, after reading the descriptions, I concluded that a pediatric nurse practitioner was the best path. I will be attending nursing school to receive my nurse practitioner license, while specializing in pediatrics. The skills, educational requirements,
Pediatric Nurse 1. A pediatric RN assists pediatricians by assessing a patient's needs and providing initial patient care. They help families deal with a child's illness or injury. They often offer information on nutrition, diet, and good health habits. The work of a Pediatric Nurse can range from assisting a Physician with the exam of a child to drawing blood.
Today, many Americans face the struggle of the daily hustle and bustle, and at times can experience this pressure to rush even in their medical appointments. Conversely, the introduction of “patient-centered care” has been pushed immensely, to ensure that patients and families feel they get the medical attention they are seeking and paying for. Unlike years past, patient centered care places the focus on the patient, as opposed to the physician.1 The Institute of Medicine (IOM) separates patient centered care into eight dimensions, including respect, emotional support, coordination of care, involvement of the family, physical comfort, continuity and transition and access to care.2
Patient-centered care (PCC) is a health care model focused on actively involving the patient in all aspects of planning, implementation, and monitoring of care. It integrates respect for the patient’s needs, values and beliefs into the healthcare process. Important aspects of PCC are collaborative care, family-centered care, and comfort. PCC allows the patient to have autonomy and encourages active participation in making decisions regarding their treatment.
Staff need to review the training they have accessed and hold reflective discussions around how this has improved their practice and impacted on children’s outcomes.
I had the opportunity to intern with Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. While there, I had the opportunity to work with a variety of doctors, from different sub specialties of pediatric orthopedics as well as attend conferences and interact and learn from pediatric orthopedist from around the world. I also got to see and work with children who have rare bone deformities, quite often and understand conditions and diseases some practitioners may never get to see. When observing in the operating room, the experiences were very detailed, and student friendly. The doctors would explain what they were doing at each step, and work to clarify confusion if I had questions. The doctors treated me as a competent student and would allow me to observe from alongside them as they worked. This personal explanation style was the same in all the clinics, from club foot to sports. The doctors were all very diligent about teaching and explaining each case as well as the ramifications of not treating a condition, or the benefits to waiting for intervention.
I had the opportunity to be a part of the pediatric team during my one month internship. I got to see the different aspects of pediatric care including wards, PICU and NICU. One particular incidence that resonates with me is a day in PICU when a 10 year old HIV+ boy became comatose. The family wanted to take the boy back home for his last few days. I was given the responsibility to bag the patient and transport till the ambulance. The few minutes I stood there are unforgettable, the mother would come in and caress his forehead, stifling her cries. It seems unfair when a kid
Hence, we provide specific care to each child keeping in mind their medical status in order to ensure optimal outcome. Starship, 2015.Retrieved from http://www.starship.org.nz/for-health-professionals/interested-in-working-at-starship/nursing-staff/philosophy-and-values/. Reference:(https://www.starship.org.nz/foundation/current-fundraising-projects/starship-national-air-ambulance-service/) 2. Starship Hospital is exceptional in being a medical teaching centre carrying out research projects which facilitates enhanced paediatric research and training. The.
What is Pediatrics? Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that concerns the healthcare of infants, children, and adolescents. Children are susceptible to a number of diseases and their development needs to be carefully monitored to ensure they are growing as they should be. It’s also essential that children are treated in a manner that is suitable for their age and weight.
I believe that the family understood our medical treatment because the patient’s mother was very involved with the plan of care. She was at the bedside the entire time and was educated on her son’s medication and medical treatment in general. This was an important aspect in the patient’s care and showed good partnership between the nursing staff and the parent. This is something that fosters family centered care. Family Centered Care is defined as: “Family centred care is an approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of healthcare that is governed by mutually beneficial partnerships between healthcare providers, patients and families” [Institute for Family Centered Care 2005 (Website)]. The patient was admitted in august and his
Working with children can be very different than working with adults. When working with children it is important to gain an understanding of the child, their family or care provider as well as the environment in which they are in. The purpose of this paper is to discuss what excites us as well as concerns us about pediatrics as well as discuss a nursing theory to guide our practice in pediatrics as well as provide a timeline of our activities.