Case Study Of Saint Mary's Children

Throughout Saint Mary’s Children hospital you can see how devoted this hospital is to their population. Saint Mary’s hospital is a long term facility for children of all ages and all different medical problems. As you first enter the hospital you will notice statues on the wall of young kids looking as if they are playing. As you continue into the lobby, the hospital has many seats of all different colors. The windows make the lobby light up and some of the windows are stained in different colors. The way the sun shines in through the lobby gives the hospital a very at home feel. While walking through the hospital you will notice by the elevator they have a mini gift shop. This gift shop shows every toy a young child would want such as: dolls, board games and arts and crafts. On the infant floor at Saint Mary’s there is a lot of things around the unit aimed at this young population. When you first walk onto this floor there are some arts and crafts located on the wall as soon as the elevator opens. These show marine animals on a shiny background cut into all different shapes. Also on the unit is another room …show more content…
The parents would be informed of the care the child is receiving and may ask any questions. Even though they may ask questions at any point, it would just be easier and allow more opportunities to get the parents involved. Another way I believe that patient centered care could be incorporated would be to do occupational therapy while the parent is present. When I was able to go see my patient down at occupational therapy it was very enlightening. I learned new ways to help my patient and also saw how much progress she was making. If the parents were able to see the advancement each week and the little strives they make getting to their special goal, it would give many of the parent’s the hope they