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| components of effective communtication with children |
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| involve verval and nonverbal interactions. Essential components include touch, physical proximity, environment, listening, eye contact, visual cues, pace of speech and tone of voice, and overall body language. |
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| communication strategies that assist nurses in working effectively with children |
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| nurses should determine the best communication approach for an individual child on the basis of the child's age, developmental abilities, and cultural preferences. Strategies include play and storytelling, explaining procedures and treatments, and modeling communication practices that enhance self-esteem. |
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| explain the importance of avoiding communication pitfalls in working children |
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| using jargon, talking down to children or beyond their developmental level, and avoiding or denying a problem, can lead to a breakdown in the relationship between the nurse and the child and family. |
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| effective family centered communication strategies |
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strategies include establishing rapport, identifying needs, establishing expectations, being available and open to questions, family education, empowerment, obtaining feedback from children and families, promotion effective conflict management, learning techniques for transcultural communication, and maintaining professional boundaries.
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| warning signs of overinvolvement and underinvolvement in child/family relationships. |
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OVERINVOLVEMENT
1- buying gifts for individual children or families
2- giving out a home phone number
3- competing with other staff for the child's or family's affection
4- inviting the child or family to social gatherings
5- accepting invitations to family gatherings
6- visiting or spending time with the child or family during off-futy time
7- revealing personal information
8- lending or borrowing money
9- making decisions for the family about the child's care
UNDERINVOLVEMENT
1- avoiding child or family
2- calling in sick to not take assignment of a specific child
3- asking to trade assignments for a specific child
4- spending less time with a particular child. |
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| How to maintaining a therapeutic relationship: |
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| Maintaining professional boundaries requires that the nurse constantly be aware of the fine line between empathy and overinvolvement. |
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| while working with special needs the nurse should... |
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| carefully assess each child's physical, mental, and developmental abilities and determine the most effective methods of communication. |
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| Genes have _____ paired chromosomes. |
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| DNA stands for__________? |
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| Complex, interrelated process that produce complicated series of changes in individuals from conception to death. |
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| Growth, development, maturation, and learning |
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| Growth and development proceed from simple to complex, from proximal to distal, and from _________________ |
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| head to lower extremities. |
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| As children _______ and ______ , wide variations within normal limits occur. |
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| What should be measured and evaluated at regular intervals? |
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| Weight, height, and head circumference |
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