Family-Centered Care

This article explores the methodology of patient and family-centered care, which focuses on collaborating with families and children to provide quality care. It discusses the core principles and concepts of family-centered care and compares it to traditional models of pediatric care. The article also examines the concept of empowerment in pediatric treatment and provides case scenarios to illustrate its principles. Additionally, it discusses strategies to overcome the negative effects of hospitalization on families and children.

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Summary
A methodology that centers on functioning in collaboration with the families and their
children in the conveyance of value human care is known as a patient and family centered
care. It fosters independence by sanctioning families and children (Arabiat, 2018). The core
principles and concepts that have developed throughout the patient and family-centered care
constitute of participation, collaboration, information sharing, dignity and respect (Mueller,
Neuspiel & Fisher, 2019). These concepts are vital since they enhance parent-professional
collaboration at varying health care levels to react to family and child's development needs
(Hladík, Jakšová, and Sikorová, 2016). This paper will examine the optimistic effects of
family-centered care on family and child contrasts it with customary replicas of pediatric
care. It likewise expounds the idea of empowering and enabling in pediatric treatment and
exhibits its standards by relating case scenarios. Lastly, it examines the stratagems to conquer
the harmful effects of family and child hospitalization.
Query 1
The recognition of the families role in the provision of support, care, and aid in pediatric
nursing is a new phenomenon which is part of the patients focused care since 1960 (Devitt,
2011). The new pediatric nursing model focuses on patients and family-centered care hence
establishing the affiliation between the families and children which improves the wellbeing
and health of both. On the other hand, the traditional model's care emphasizes on tusk
oriented care. In the past, it was perceived that family members visits would hinder effective
care hence were unfavorable to a child leading to trauma when the parents leave (Stenman et
al., 2019). It is essential to support the parent’s ability to meet the Childs need by
incorporation of the plan of care. The centered family care improves the parent-child bond
and aids the care professionals to acquire private information concerning the child which is

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vital in the provision of quality care (Hsu et al., 2019). Nonetheless, this is controversial in
the traditional model since parents are only allowed to visit their child at a precise interval.
Holistically, partnership and collaboration are emphasized in the current family-centered
approach hence provides comfort and reassurance to the child when the parent is present
(Clay & Parsh, 2016).
Query 2
The present model of pediatric nursing upkeep emphasizes on empowering and
sanctioning which are broadly functional in the healthcare surroundings (Castro, Van
Regenmortel, Vanhaecht, Sermeus, & Van Hecke, 2016). The enabling procedure equips the
families and parents through a clinician to create means and opportunities by utilizing their
present competence, capabilities and moreover acquire original skills that are critical in
providing upkeep to the sickly child (Smith, Swallow, & Coyne, 2015). Empowerment in the
family -centered upkeep helps in nurturing the fortes of the intimate member's in
withstanding and managing the stress that is linked to the sickness (Moss et al., 2019). In
addition, it facilitates the decision-making process in families to find solutions which
stimulate parental care and support. This method of family empowerment is beneficial and
creates a platform for centered family care.
Query 3
The principle of information sharing in this essay is applied to the case scenario of Alex
and Thomas. Patients and families receive accurate and timely information for them to take
part in the quality care and decision-making process. Accordance with the case study, Alex
and Thomas are at varying life stages of development; as a result, there will be varying
nursing intercessions applied for a certain age group. Case study 1 involves 3 –year- old
Thomas who is diagnosed with severe asthma and admitted in a pediatric ward. He contains a
two-day history of reduced oral intake, tachypnoea, reduced nappies, wheeze, and cough. It is

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therefore critical to share the vital information with the parents to facilitate family-centered
care since Thomas is young as a result lacks understanding and awareness of the reason he is
hospitalized.
Thomas is administered with salbutamol due to his asthma condition, but resistance is
evident during the administration process (Choe, Kim & Yang, 2019). He cries and pushes
the mask due to distress when the mother leaves the room during the medication. It is
therefore significant for the nurse to encourage the mother to be present during the
administration of salbutamol to calm the child. Moreover, the sharing of information to the
mother on the use of MDI is critical because it will be beneficial to Thomas after being
discharged (Backman et al., 2019). Constructing a favorable home-based environment by
encompassing all the family associates will facilitate in refining Thomas health situation.
This will enable Thomas brother who is having a cold to understand the situation and avoid
contact with Thomas.
The 2 case scenario is of Alex who is 16 years old. In contrast to Thomas, Alex is fully
aware of the reason and the situation that has led to his hospitalization because he is at a
young age. It’s vital as well to convey crucial information to the parents for them to comfort
their child and avoid removal of NGT when placed by a nurse. Regular visitation of friends,
children and the family members makes the patient feel more confident and comfortable
about his condition. On the hand, take away foods can propagate the spread of infection; thus
it's essential for the nurses to enlighten the family members to minimize eating of food in the
ward. Appropriate skills need to be established by the parents to encourage Alex to engage in
tasks since he was in denial of personal and pressure area care from the nurses (Bosch &
Lorusso, 2019). Finally, it is vital to engage Alex and his paternities in an educative way on
the efficient usage of PCA morphine together with the lateral effects to enable the nurse in
handling the situation.

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Query 4
Hospitalization can have both negative and positive impacts on a patient that is under care.
Adverse effects of hospitalization were seen in the case scenario of Thomas. Appropriate
interventions and strategies are crucial in promoting quality care harmful stressors and effects
of hospitalization on both the family and the child (Ågren et al., 2019). Strategies like
identification and following the child’s play and meal routine will help to minimize the stress
due to the separation of the mother and it will also re-establish the child and caregiver bond
(Liputo et al., 2019). In addition, expressive and play activities help to minimize fear and
stress in a child, and it may also reduce the anxiety in family members when they engage the
child in the play activities (Nwokah, Hsu, & Gulker, 2013). Encouraging and educating
Thomas mother to be involved in medication administration will be beneficial in relieving
stress for both the parent and the child.

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