INTRODUCTION
Hospital admission is a stressful experience that can happen to anyone at any point in one’s life. The stress is amplified when hospitalizations occur to pediatric patients who will undergo a new environment at that point, and will be experiencing painful procedures.
The cause of distress during hospitalization differs among individuals, more so for pediatric patients. The discomfort felt by these pediatric patients can be traced to the pain they experience and of which they do not have a full understanding of. Moreover, the parents of these pediatric patients are equally anxious during the course of treatment and hospitalization. The distress felt by the parents can be caused by the response of their child or children towards treatment procedures and the entire process. Various techniques have been utilized by nurses and other health care personnel to lessen the pain felt by …show more content…
The result of the study can serve as a source of recommendations for further study.
Health care staff especially the nurses are expected to provide holistic care which includes minimizing pain felt by patients especially the children (in this case, aged 6-10). Pain tolerance among this age group is low which makes them more vulnerable. So if the study can identify the effectiveness of the intervention in decreasing levels of pain (for the subjects), this in return can be applied especially in nursing practice, thus saving time and providing comfort to the patients.
To the family and the community
Based on the positive findings of this research, the family members can utilize music to help lower the level of pain experienced by the clients. The parents and/or guardians can then apply this technique in their respective homes especially in pain provoking
Hospital admission is a stressful experience that can happen to anyone at any point in one’s life. The stress is amplified when hospitalizations occur to pediatric patients who will undergo a new environment at that point, and will be experiencing painful procedures.
The cause of distress during hospitalization differs among individuals, more so for pediatric patients. The discomfort felt by these pediatric patients can be traced to the pain they experience and of which they do not have a full understanding of. Moreover, the parents of these pediatric patients are equally anxious during the course of treatment and hospitalization. The distress felt by the parents can be caused by the response of their child or children towards treatment procedures and the entire process. Various techniques have been utilized by nurses and other health care personnel to lessen the pain felt by …show more content…
The result of the study can serve as a source of recommendations for further study.
Health care staff especially the nurses are expected to provide holistic care which includes minimizing pain felt by patients especially the children (in this case, aged 6-10). Pain tolerance among this age group is low which makes them more vulnerable. So if the study can identify the effectiveness of the intervention in decreasing levels of pain (for the subjects), this in return can be applied especially in nursing practice, thus saving time and providing comfort to the patients.
To the family and the community
Based on the positive findings of this research, the family members can utilize music to help lower the level of pain experienced by the clients. The parents and/or guardians can then apply this technique in their respective homes especially in pain provoking