Implementation of Pediatric Palliative Care Jeanene “Nikki” Bowen Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies NURO540 Implementation of Pediatric Palliative Care Hundreds of thousands of children are diagnosed each year with complex life-limiting illnesses in the United States. End of life decisions in children with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions are a major challenge in the pediatric population. It is unnatural for a parent to have to make end-of-life
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I was on the unit when a new child was admitted‚ and this gave me the opportunity to observe therapeutic play and how the child benefits from it. The preschool child was admitted to the unit due to a femur fracture that would require surgical intervention and had been admitted to the unit until the surgical team could be assemble in order to reduce stress for the child. After the child’s pain was brought down to a manageable level in the emergency department‚ the child was brought up to the unit
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PEDIATRIC HISTORY & PHYSICAL EXAM (CHILDREN ARE NOT JUST LITTLE ADULTS) -HISTORY- Learning Objectives: 1. To understand the content differences in obtaining a medical history on a pediatric patient compared to an adult. a. To understand how the age of the child has an impact on obtaining an appropriate medical history. 2. To understand all the ramifications of the parent as historian in obtaining a medical history in a pediatric patient. 3. To understand the appropriate wording of open-ended
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Pediatric Reflections Paper Prior to beginning the pediatric clinical rotation at the Bethany Children’s Center‚ I was very certain that I would not like it and nothing could change my mind. I felt like it would be too sad to see the children in their various conditions and read the stories of how they were placed in the children’s center. I also feared actually performing nursing skills on pediatric patients. I believed that it would be nearly impossible to catheterize a child; after all‚ we barely
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In both of these specialties there are several procedures that have to be done on the teeth to ensure that they are in good condition. In pediatric dentistry‚ there are stainless steel crowns (SSCs)‚ Composite Resin or tooth colored fillings‚ X-rays‚ dental cleaning‚ fluoride‚ pulp treatment‚ extractions‚ sealants‚ and space maintainers. A stainless steel crown‚ also known as SSCs are used to restore the teeth that are badly decayed to hold white fillings. When a tooth decays‚ there can
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Pediatric oncologist treats cancer in children because some types of cancer can occur most often in children and teenagers such as certain brain tumors and leukemia. Hematologist-oncologist diagnoses and treats blood cancer‚ such as leukemia‚ lymphoma‚ and myeloma. Medical Oncologist are doctors who coordinates and oversees patient’s medical care. In an interview on Working Nurses by Keith Carlson she interviewed a Pediatric Oncologist named Shannon Martin‚ Shannon
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seeing the young man in a white coat with his well-groomed retriever‚ I immediately saw myself‚ stethoscope in hand‚ with my own mutt‚ Mason‚ by my side; at that moment‚ I knew I had found my future career. Although I had always considered becoming a pediatric oncologist because of my love for both‚ kids and science‚ dogs were always the love left out. Now‚ I could have all three: a therapy dog that
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people‚ in anyway possible‚ was the best way to live‚ that I could make the world a better place by doing my part. This lesson has led me to become extremely involved in different charities and organizations to aid people‚ and my want to become a pediatric surgeon. My volunteer work was a direct impact of my need to make my grandmother proud of me‚ but it surprised me when I realized how great volunteering
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Pediatric Respiratory Assessment General History General History Questions to Ask -Ask about gestational age -Any past medical history‚ including onset of current s/s. ****recurrent sore throats‚ eczema‚ resp problems at birth -Detailed family hx****chronic resp conditions-asthma -Exposures to enviormental irritants ****pets‚ smoke -Feeding and sleeping patterns -Growth -Milestones for age -International travel Things to Remember Before Assessment of Child -Childs airway is shorter
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In 2006‚ American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)’s children and youth Ad Hoc Committee delineate one of the goals of AOTA’s Centennial Vision for pediatric occupational therapy as‚ “Studies that examine the emotional and social cost of occupational deprivation and occupational injustice for children and youth such as depression‚ alcohol and substance abuse‚ and suicide in disenfranchised youth‚ and
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