Integrating Teaching And Learning Case Study

Including the client as an expert member of the team creates an enhanced quality of care (Coad, Patel & Murray, 2014). In pediatrics, parents are often at the center of the child’s care. When asked to define what made the client care experience positive, parents stated that sensitivity, empathy and honesty were key factors (Coad, Patel & Murray, 2014). Working in healthcare, nurses can become desensitized to difficult experiences because they deal with them daily. Integrating the client and family as part of the healthcare team, allows the nurse to see the patient and family as a people first. By avoiding using illness as context, and instead using person as context, care will be more holistic (Coad, Patel & Murray, 2014). A family-focused approach helps to ensure that the whole family feels a part of the experience and is valued. In the case of bereavement, family centered care is particularly important. If the family is not included in the care from the start, it can provide barriers for grieving and impact how the family deals with loss (Jones, Contro & Koch, 2014). Nurses have an opportunity to help support the family through the grief process (Jones, Contro & Koch, 2014). Families have a significant impact on how the client heals, so by caring for the family’s needs, the nurse is indirectly caring for the patient. It is in the client’s best interest for the care to be holistic for the patient as well as the family (Jones, Contro & Koch, 2014). All

As an aspiring Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, I will graduate from UNCG with my BSN, work for a year as an RN, and eventually attend a graduate school to accomplish my ultimate goal of obtaining my DNP. As a neonatal nurse practitioner, it is imperative to exude compassion, while demonstrating critical thinking skills when faced with arduous circumstances. I understand that working with distressed families in the NICU will be a challenging task, both emotionally and physically. I am aware that it is my responsibility as a nurse to not only know how to provide physical care to my patient's, but to also attend to their emotional needs and the needs of their loved ones. Nurses are expected to be the liaison between families and doctors. So, in the

Nurses interact with families in a variety of community-based and clinical settings. The family nursing process is the same, regardless of the setting or whether the focus is on the family as a whole or on an individual in that family (Crisp & Taylor 2005). In the case of a 3 year old girl just diagnosed with leukaemia, it is important for a nurse to critically analyse the situation and address any immediate concerns. The nurse must address any professional issues that may arise and any potential impacts of hospitalisation that may affect the child and the family. Also provide support and education to reassure and comfort them. The primary concern for paediatric nurses is the welfare of the child and the family (Crisp & Taylor 2005).

Another big role in a pediatric nurse’s job is telling the parents disturbing news when it is necessary. Telling the family any bad news is more of a process than anyone might think. The pediatric nurse responsible for this task must first think ahead, plan for the worse, and plan for the reaction of the family. The pediatric nurse must set time apart from their busy day to be able to spend it with the family of the patient. One is never sure how the family will react or how long it will take to explain all the details and answer all the family’s questions. , According to Crawford in his journal “It is also helpful in many cases to have a witness to what was actually said as sometimes, despite all the care and attention to detail, mixed messages can be conveyed” (Crawford 3). In the article, it also states that the pediatric nurse should give open and honest information to the family. The nurse should start the conversation off letting the family know that they are here to support and encourage. The nurse should be straight forward from there on out and should refrain from using elaborate or confusing words with the child’s family. The nurse should avoid not only confusing the family but also excuses, jargon, elaborate reasoning, and the temptation to speed through the bad news without making 100 percent positive the family understands what they are being told. When the nurse has properly told the family the bad news, he or she must

Cerebral palsy is a brain and nervous system disorder that was discovered in the mid nineteenth century by a group of people with a generous commitment of improving the lives of people with disability (MyChildatCerebralpalsy.org, 2014). One of such individuals is William Little, who pioneered customary studies relating to cerebral palsy by using his childhood disability to substantiate the causal relationships between natal complications and physical and

children and families cope and adjust to the challenges of hospital visits. Although a child life

When creating care plans for children it is so important to include the child’s family in their care as it will benefit in this case both James and his family in helping to meet his milestonesIt is especially important when creating care plans for children to include where possible the philosophy of children’s and young person’s nursing which is family centred care. (Glasper and McEwing, 2010). Family centred care does not mean that parents have to remain with their child at all-times in hospital.it Care planning is all about prioritising what is best for the patient and putting the patient first (in this scenario James) but also incorporating family centred care in the patients plan. As discussed in care plan 3, we saw how James experienced anxiety as a result of hospitalisation for the first time and how his mother also suffered from anxiety as a result of not being able to stay with James all the time. In spite of this, James’ individualised care plan alleviated this problem by assigning him a nurse that he built a trusting relationship with and by creating a home environment for him by bringing in some family photos and comforts like his blanket and favourite toys.

Cerebral palsy is a disease of development of movement and posture which cause limit activity and disturbance in motor and sensory development in a child. A boy of age 5, is suffering from Cerebral Palsy. He has difficulty in walking due to neuromuscular impairment, difficulty in swallowing due to alteration in oral motor function, delayed growth and development due to decreased caloric intake. I will educate parents to provide a well-balanced diet, how to use an assistive device like a wheelchair, ankle-foot orthosis, and teach them to feed slowly and keep semi-upright position of a child during eating and drinking (Perry, 2013, p.1726).

On arrival, Joe’s mother Catherine was distressed and throughout every stage of Joe’s care it was important Catherine was provided with clear information in order to empower her to make informed choices regarding Joe’s care (Glasper et al. 2010). Parental involvement was introduced after the Platt Report in 1959 which recommended that parents should be allowed to stay with their hospitalised child. The report has led to significant improvements in interactions between parents of hospitalised children and the staff who care for them (Priddis and Sheilds 2011). Sousa et al (2013) carried out a study that found communication between parents and children’s nurses is vital. Sousa et al (2013) found that almost all parents who participated in the questionnaire agreed it was a priority to get information on their child’s health condition. This indicates that is important for nurses to manage the child and family as a whole holistically (NMC 2015). Catherine

Nurses often are labeled as caregivers. They start their careers with an overflowing jug of compassion; however, each time they put their own emotions or problems aside to comfort others, they pour a glass out of the jug and give it away. Often, nurses’ jugs run on empty. Metaphorically speaking, this scenario represents compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue plagues all specialties in primary and acute care, and it can lead to serious ailments such as depression, anxiety, burn out, and even self medicating with drugs (Shepard, 2013).

For my final project I interviewed my mother’s friend Tammy Carnes who’s son is diagnosed with cerebral palsy. During our interview we discussed what it is like we raise a child with a disability, and how the educational system aided in dealing with her child’s everyday needs. After completing this interview I feel a little more understanding of how the parent of said child may feel when dealing with the educational system meeting their child’s particular needs. A high point of the interview was Ms. Carnes’s surprise to the amount of dedication the educational system is making to ensure their teachers are well prepared for the different types of disabilities children may have. A part of the interview that surprised me was how truly patient

One problem that patients face is the need for calories. Because they have stunned growth, doctors recommend various ways to help them gain weight. Children are advised to wear cushioned shoes because of the lack of fat around their feet and ankles. Parents are encouraged to get their child involved in physical activity that is approved by their doctor. If this activity is outside, they are advised to apply generous amounts of sunscreen because of their sensitive, aged skin. Another important technique is to ensure that they are well hydrated, because it is more serious in children with Progeria. A child with Progeria has all the educational potential of a normal person, so children can still go to school and carry out many normal functions. (“Lifestyle and home remedies”, 2014)

The third caring process is 'doing for'. According to Swanson (1991) 'doing for' is simply put as doing for another what they would do for themselves if at all possible. In a nursing or caregiver aspect, doing for may include comforting the patient, anticipating needs, performing competently and skillfully, and protecting the patient from undo harm (Swanson, 1993). When the patient is unable to do for themselves during times of sickness, the nurse must be attentive to their needs. This however, can be embarrassing and constitute an indignity to patients (Swanson, 1991). Nursing professionals must be cognizant and understanding

These same medical conditions were also found in the descriptions of the participants of the 38 intervention studies, leading one to the conclusion that medical problems, especially gastrointestinal problems, are predominant in the population of children with food refusal. Despite this finding, the role of medical management in the treatment of food refusal is still not clear. While several intervention studies mentioned the importance of treating the medical conditions that were comorbid with the child's food refusal, in the studies reviewed, it was not always clear how medical conditions were managed or that these conditions were managed sufficiently. This is significant as these medical conditions were mentioned in some studies as a reason why some children were not successfully weaned from supplemental tube feedings. Given that feeding disorders have been termed biobehavioral problems (Kedesdy & Budd, 1998), a more complete description of the medical treatment provided to children with food refusal should become a standard component of the intervention literature. This may provide a better guide for integrating medical and behavioral

My main objective as a teacher is to challenge students to reach out of their comfort zones, while making students comfortable with and enthusiastic about that challenge. I consider putting the subject in a more global perspective for the students to “get the bigger picture” to be an important component of excellent teaching. For this purpose, I would like to integrate the innovative technologies with the course materials which would be the keys to solve current global environmental change issues and to predict future change. I would like to establish a new course in the emerging field of environmental proteomics with a view to complement ongoing detailed genomic and transcriptomic studies of