Question

THERAPEUTIC COMMUNICATION Short Answer Questions A parent is tearful as she explains to you that she feels responsible for the development of pertussis in her 7weekold infant. She says the hospitalization is her fault as she did not believe in immunizations for her older preschool child and now feels guilty that her young infant and preschool child need to be treated with antibiotics for pertussis. She says the preschooler is home with the father and is on a long course of oral antibiotics. The infant is hospitalized for significant oxygen desaturations, persistent cough, and fever 1. How would you address her immediate concerns? 2. What information would you like to see the team share with her to increase the understanding of schedule? childhood communicable diseases by improving odherence to an immunizaion schedale

Answer 1

• 1ans.she should be counselled and informed regarding the disease condition, its treatment and prognosis.
• she should be informed about importance of vaccination and how it helps to prevents the disease and if anyone gets it the severity will be lesser.
• she should be informed about home management of pertusis and transmission process.
• she should be assured to not get panicked and monitpr the nature of cough and other symptoms of pertusis so that she can easily identify the disease.
• she should be informed regarding its contagious nature

2. ans. the team should tell the mother about entire immunization schedule of child and its importance and benefits.

• they should share the details regarding DTP vaccine especially and now also a booster DTP has come.
• they should inform that how child gets immunized and if infection occurs then the severity will be less.
• they should also be informed about adult vaccination available to protect themselves from getting the disease.