EVCC NURS 210 - PEDs Exam 1 - M/C Unit 1 Exam

EVCC NURS 210 - PEDs Exam 1 - M/C Unit 1 Exam 1. Basic social unit: 2 or more people living in the same household who are related to the householder through birth, marriage, adoption 2. atraumatic care: 1) prevent physical stressors, pain, discomfort, immobility, lack of ADLs, food, water 2) prevent or minimize parent-child separation 3) promote family-centered care, treating the family as the patient 4) promote a sense of control 3. Atraumatic Care Includes: Therapeutic Commnication- goal directed- focused & purposeful Therapeutic Play- provides an emotional outlet or coping device Child Education- Promotes understanding in appropriate ways Parental Education- Engages the parents as active participants 4. Prevent/Minimize physical stressors: - engage in identifying what makes them comfortable- use positions of comfort- therapeutic hugging- distraction methods 5. Family Centered Care (FCC): partnership between the child, family, healthcare team in planning, providing, evaluating care