chance to engage in normal family functions, and gives them social opportunities (Hill and Coyne,2012). These home visits serve to keep an update on any new developing symptoms and any resources that the family might still need. Communication is key during these home visits. Arland et al. (2013) stated, “The home visits enhance the ability of the healthcare providers, to deliver more accurate healthcare information about the child based on current assessments of the child’s need, and to have sufficient time to provide reassurance to the family minimizing the need to transport the dying child to the clinic or hospital”. The nurse in this case is pivotal to the continuation of proper care for family as the child dies.
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This paper also used gas exchange as a topic of discuss from a 434 concept, and used dyspnea as an example. The importance of nursing involvement in pediatric palliative care is significant. Nursing has a been a driving field of change for pediatric palliative care. Nurses have tried to shape this type of palliative care so that it is suitable for children. Nevertheless, nurses still face challenges to being able to provide quality care to children and their families. This paper used the palliative and end-of -life care model, which are models used in Evidence based practice nursing. The researchers found that having home visits, providing holistic care, and symptom management give the best patient outcomes when it comes to pediatric palliative. Children that receive palliative care have improved quality of life and normalcy in their family unit. It is imperative to implement palliative care at the beginning of a life-ending disease. This way, emphasis can be given on adding quality to the child’s life and not just years. In view of all the benefits to pediatric palliative care, there are still numerous barriers to get over to deliver the best care possible. The clinical, operational, and the financial worlds in healthcare all have opposing goals and principles that , make it difficult to provide pediatric palliative care. Nurses should continue to do further research on these areas to find the best methods to overcomes conflicting ideals in these areas of healthcare. Overall, nursing in pediatric palliative care strive to provide outstanding care, by doing this they ensure that quality is added to the child’s
Emphasis of holistic care …show more content…
This paper also used gas exchange as a topic of discuss from a 434 concept, and used dyspnea as an example. The importance of nursing involvement in pediatric palliative care is significant. Nursing has a been a driving field of change for pediatric palliative care. Nurses have tried to shape this type of palliative care so that it is suitable for children. Nevertheless, nurses still face challenges to being able to provide quality care to children and their families. This paper used the palliative and end-of -life care model, which are models used in Evidence based practice nursing. The researchers found that having home visits, providing holistic care, and symptom management give the best patient outcomes when it comes to pediatric palliative. Children that receive palliative care have improved quality of life and normalcy in their family unit. It is imperative to implement palliative care at the beginning of a life-ending disease. This way, emphasis can be given on adding quality to the child’s life and not just years. In view of all the benefits to pediatric palliative care, there are still numerous barriers to get over to deliver the best care possible. The clinical, operational, and the financial worlds in healthcare all have opposing goals and principles that , make it difficult to provide pediatric palliative care. Nurses should continue to do further research on these areas to find the best methods to overcomes conflicting ideals in these areas of healthcare. Overall, nursing in pediatric palliative care strive to provide outstanding care, by doing this they ensure that quality is added to the child’s