Question

3. An 8-year-old is admitted to your unit. Please describe the steps the nurse should take to provide health care teaching to this child. 4. How do children sometimes express fear?

Answer 1

Ans) 3) Preparation sessions should be planned, teaching is more effective if the nurse and family develop trust. Honesty and use of appropriate language based on childs age is imperative.

- Teaching Through Play: Use play as a preop teaching before a new or painful procedure. Hospital equipment often used.

- Assess teaching needs, keep updated on condition of child.

- Be aware of growth and development and promote health teaching and recognition of deviations from the norms.

- Involve the parents in health teaching a child.

- Keep frightening objects from view.

- Provide swaddling, soft talking to soothe.

4) Children express fear by crying or fussing, going very quiet, looking fearful or hiding.

- Let children know that you understand how they feel. Help them put their feelings about their fears into words. Offer ways for children to express or calm their fears. Through dramatic play, children can feel empowered to work through their insecurities.