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18 Cards in this Set
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What are some of the health hazards associated with hospitalisation? |
bed rest HAIs |
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How might HAI be reduced? |
implementation of hospital infection guidelines |
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what is the danger associated with bed rest? |
deterioration in CV fitness, loss of muscle strength |
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Why is the hospital environment unusual? |
privacy is limited wards can be stressful places to stay staff wear uniforms a patient may interact with up to 30 staff members per day lots of objects are unfamiliar |
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What is involved in the role of patient? |
loss of familiar roles from work and home wear night clothes during the day allowing their bodies to be examined little control over timing of meals, visits or when lights go out |
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Why might the patient lose control when in hospital? |
restrictions are placed upon patients that may be therapeutically or organisationally desirable |
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What is the RLOC? |
recovery locus of control scale affects how a patient might recover |
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Which types of control might a patient lose when they are in hospital? |
behavioural control cognitive decision informational |
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What is depersonalisation? |
when your patient is treated as though they are not present or not a person |
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Why might a patient be depersonalised? |
a way of distancing the doctor from the body they are treating is a person distancing may help doctors cope overworked, stressed and tired doctors may lead to less personalised car |
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What is institutionalisation? |
in hospital the variety of roles that a person can adopt is reduced so when they leave hospital they find it difficult to revert to adopting old roles |
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Why are average lengths of stays in hospital becoming shorter? |
methods of surgery are less invasive people are discharged earlier in their recovery period to recover at home more surgeries can be carried out in outpatients |
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What are the stages of separation in a child? |
protest despair detachment |
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At which age are children most likely to show separation distress? |
15 months |
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What are the main problems in a hospitalised child? |
misconception faulty illness representation |
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What are the main impacts of hospitalisation on a child's behaviour? |
may regress sharply nightmares irritable (may not occur until they have returned home) |
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How might the experience of hospital be improved for a child? |
day surgery or outpatient treatment preparation for hospitalisation unrestricted parental visits nursing staff supporting and educating parents to care for their child reduce the number of staff dealing with a particular child communicate with the child as well as the parents |
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What are the main issues associated with children staying in hospital? |
separation anxiety or distress |
