Wk 1: Pediatric Nursing Today and Health Assessment

NOT DONE (ADD HEALTH ASSESSMENT)

What is pediatric nursing?

A specialized field that focuses on the care of children from infancy through adolescence

What is atramatic care?

An approach to nursing that aims to minimize the physical and psychological distress experienced by children in healthcare settings

What are the principles of atraumatic care?

• Reducing stressors

• Limiting separation from parents

• Supporting feelings of control

What are the benefits of autramatic care?

• Reduces fear and anxiety

• Supporting feelings of control

• Promotes faster healing

• Improved overall health outcomes

What are strategies you can use to implement atraumatic care?

• Therapeutic play to explain procedures

• Distraction

• Allowing choices

• Pain management technique (local anesthetics, comfort positioning)

• Choose non threatening language

• Environmental modifications to create a more child friendly atmosphere

• Comfort positioning (Side sit, back to tummy si

• Child life socialist consult if necessary

What is family centered care?

A way of tackling healthcare that treats the emotional and social health of the family as integral to the child’s well being

What are core concepts involved in family centers care?

• Respect for the family’s expertise and experience

• Collaboration between healthcare providers and family members

What are the benefits of family centered care?

• Improved quality

• Improved client safety

• Greater client and family satisfaction

• Reduced health care costs

What are the roles of the nurse in pediatric nursing?

• Advoacy

• Therapeutic relationships

• Health promotion

• Injury prevention

• Support, counseling, and collaboration

• Ethics

• Optimizing health in children and families

What are the advocacy roles for pediatric nursing?

• Uphold core nursing standards

• Address social determinants o health for equity

• Communicate child’s unique needs within the interdisciplinary team

• Mandatory reporting of neglect, abuse, and human trafficking

What are therapeutic relationship goals in tradition nursing?

• Develop and maintain trust with clients and families

• Provide atraumatic care and foster family centered care

• Enhance client satisfaction and health outcomes through connection and communication

What is health promotion in pediatric nursing

What is injury prevention in pediatric nursing?

• Educate on safety to prevent injuries, the leading cause of child death

• Offer anticipatory guidance for developmental stages

• Advocate for safe products and environments

What is support, counseling and collaboration in pediatric nursing?

• Provide emotional support and trauma informed care

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What are important ethics in pediatric nursing?

• Balance justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and autonomy

• Address ethical dilemmas and cultural considerations

• Recognize and manage moral distress

What do you do to optimize helath in children and families?

• Promote always and provide care during illness

• Embrace client and family centered care

• Protect and improve holistic health from infancy through adolescence

What are inter professional team members involved in pediatric nursing?

• Child life specialist (promotes emotional and social well being through play)

• Speech therapist (address communication and stalking difficulties)

• Occupational therapist (aside with ADLs and special tasks)

• Physical therapist (Help regain physical abilities and improve overall health

• Social Worker (Provide coping strategies and crisis intervention)

• Registered Dietician: (Address nutritional needs and create optimal health plans)

• Respiratory Therapist (Treat a variety of respiratory issues)