The role of a child life specialist in a pediatric radiology department

2003 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 467-474 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen McGee
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Radiology ◽  
Child Life ◽  
Radiology Department ◽  
Child Life Specialist

The role of child life in pediatric radiology

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 1509-1513
Author(s):  
Susan L. Kinnebrew ◽  
Carrie G. Dove ◽  
Carrie M. Midwin ◽  
Teresa M. Olson ◽  
Carolina V. A. Guimaraes
Keyword(s):  
Pediatric Radiology ◽  
Child Life

Child life interventions in paediatric pain

2013 ◽  
pp. 543-549
Author(s):  
Chantal K. LeBlanc ◽  
Christine T. Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Child Life ◽  
Hospitalized Children ◽  
Child Life Specialist ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Child Life Specialists ◽  
And Coping

Child life specialists, as members of the health care team, are frequently involved in the assessment and management of pain in hospitalized children and children in emergency settings. Child life refers to a non-medical therapeutic service designed to address the developmental, educational, and psychosocial needs of paediatric patients. Child life specialists are professionals who ‘promote effective coping through play, preparation, education, and self-expression activities. They provide emotional support for families, and encourage optimum development of children facing a broad range of challenging experiences, particularly those related to healthcare and hospitalization’ (Child Life Council, 2012a), including painful procedures and coping with other types of pain (e.g. postoperative pain). This chapter provides an overview of the role of a child life specialist, including a historical perspective on the evolution of the field and current child life practices. The chapter then provides a summary of the specific contributions of child life specialists to pain assessment and management, including innovative uses of technology often facilitated by child life specialists.

Parent Perceptions and Satisfaction with Inpatient Child Life Specialist Interventions and the Role of Child Temperament

2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-272 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chantal K. LeBlanc ◽  
Krista Naugler ◽  
Kate Morrison ◽  
Jennifer A. Parker ◽  
Christine T. Chambers
Keyword(s):  
Parent Perceptions ◽  
Child Temperament ◽  
Child Life ◽  
Child Life Specialist

„Child Life Specialist“-Interventionen in der klinischen pädiatrischen Versorgung: Ein systematischer Review zu Effekten auf psychische Gesundheitsparameter von Kindern und Jugendlichen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Hummel ◽  
Michaela Coenen ◽  
Varinka Voigt-Blaurock ◽  
Christoph Klein ◽  
Caroline Jung-Sievers
Keyword(s):  
Child Life ◽  
Child Life Specialist ◽  
Systematischer Review ◽  
Randomisierte Kontrollierte Studien ◽  
Child Life Specialists ◽  
Systematische Literatursuche ◽  
Kontrollierte Studien

Zusammenfassung Ziel der Studie Krankenhausaufenthalte können bei Kindern zu psychischen Belastungen führen, die in der Regelversorgung häufig nicht ausreichend adressiert werden. Ein neuer Ansatz ist es, spezialisierte psychosoziale Fachkräfte, sog. Child Life Specialists (CLS), in die klinische Versorgung einzubinden. CLS begleiten Kinder durch den Klinikalltag und können Belastungen durch gezielte Interventionen auffangen und das Wohlbefinden der PatientInnen fördern. Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die Effekte von CLS-Interventionen auf Angst, Schmerz und Stress von Kindern im klinischen Kontext zu analysieren. Methodik Es wurde eine systematische Literatursuche in den Datenbanken Medline, Embase und PsycINFO durchgeführt. Die Ergebnisse wurden in tabellarischer und graphischer Form dargestellt. Ergebnisse Es wurden vier randomisierte kontrollierte Studien (RCTs) eingeschlossen, die die Effekte von CLS-Interventionen bei 459 Kindern im Alter von 0–15 Jahren untersuchten. Eine signifikante Verbesserung der Zielkriterien wurde jeweils in mindestens einer Studie berichtet. Bei allen Studien ist von einem mittleren bis hohen Verzerrungsrisiko auszugehen. Schlussfolgerung In den eingeschlossenen RCTs werden positive Effekte von CLS-Interventionen auf Ergebnisvariablen psychischer Gesundheit von Kindern im klinischen Setting berichtet. Aufgrund der geringen Anzahl von Studien sowie deren Heterogenität und Qualität ist weitere Forschung notwendig.

Nursing Perspective

2018 ◽  
pp. 357-366
Author(s):  
Michelle M. Rhoads ◽  
Eileen Briening ◽  
Nancy Crego ◽  
Kimberly Paula-Santos ◽  
Lauren Huster
Keyword(s):  
Quality Care ◽  
Clinical Skill ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Child Life ◽  
Direct Care ◽  
Procedural Sedation ◽  
Healthcare Team ◽  
Multiprofessional Team ◽  
Effective Delivery

The nursing process can be used in the safe and effective delivery of pediatric sedation care. Nurses contribute to the direct care of sedated patients by developing competency and expanding knowledge and expertise within their specialty. While the provision of care to patients and families is of paramount importance, ensuring an environment conducive to delivery of safe, quality care by the healthcare team is another fundamental aspect of nursing. Management of sedation, analgesia, and anxiety in pediatric procedural sedation is an intrinsically multidisciplinary process that involves nursing, physicians, child life specialists, and other healthcare providers. In general, pediatric procedural sedation is a relatively new specialty with limited data on the role of the pediatric nurse in this multiprofessional team. It is an opportunity for nursing to collaborate with other healthcare professionals to establish guidelines and protocols to facilitate optimal patient care and efficiency as well as to share and expand their knowledge base and clinical skill set. Specialty certification and credentialing, team concept values, and the evolving role of the sedation nurse are all elements to consider within pediatric procedural sedation from the nursing perspective.

scholarly journals The Privilege of Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Evaluating Ovarian Tumors

QJM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A A Hafez ◽  
M A Nasr ◽  
N L Salman
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Malignant Tumors ◽  
Radiology Department ◽  
Invasive Technique ◽  
Resonance Spectroscopy ◽  
Ovarian Mass ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Non Invasive

Abstract Background Exclusion of malignancy in ovarian mass is of paramount importance. It is the most crucial step after identification of a mass and it has a profound effect on the patient's management. So, a reliable method with which to differentiate a benign from a malignant ovarian mass would provide a basis for optimal preoperative planning and may also reduce the number of unnecessary laparotomies for patients undergoing treatment for benign disease. Objective The aim of our study is to highlight the role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy as a non-invasive technique which may effectively assist in differentiating benign from malignant ovarian masses. Patients and Methods This study included 20 patients with adnexal masses as suggested by preliminary pelvic ultrasound examination. referred from the Gynecology Department to the Radiology Department at Ain shams university hospitals. nine were benign, two were borderline, and six were malignant tumors and 3 were hemorrhagic cyst. Endometriosis, tubo-ovarian abscess. Results Our study revealed sharp choline peak in some benign as well as some malignant cases and so Cho peak could not help in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant tumors, creatine, lipid and NAA were detected in both benign and malignant tumors, also Choline/Creatine Ratio fairly can differentiate between benign and malignant tumors with cut off point = 3.750 at sensitivity = 75.0% & specificity = 100.0% . Conclusion Our study had some factors that affect the results. First, the sample size were not enough to achieve a good results, second, diversity of samples and the complicated tumor histopathologic and morphologic features.

scholarly journals Role of PET/CT in detection of post-Thyroidectomy recurrence in differentiated cancer thyroid patients with negative radio-isotope iodine scan & elevated serum thyroglobulin level

QJM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Mohamed ◽  
A M Ibrahim ◽  
A Y Ahmed ◽  
A A Khalifa
Keyword(s):  
Previous History ◽  
Elevated Serum ◽  
High Serum ◽  
Radiology Department ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Serum Thyroglobulin ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Thyroglobulin Level ◽  
Iodine Scan

Abstract Aim of the Work To study of the role of PET/CT in in detection of post-thyroidectomy recurrence in differentiated cancer thyroid patients having negative radio-isotope iodine scan & high serum thyroglobulin level. Materials and Methods The study incorporated 20 patients with previous history of differentiated cancer thyroid. All patients performed Serum Thyroglobulin level Estimation & entire body scan I-131 (WBS) examination & PET/CT study alluded from oncology specialist to Radiology Department. All patients in the study were subjected to history taking &revising the medical sheet. Results PET/CT results will be compared with iodine radio-isotope scan & serum thyroglobulin level and statistical analysis of the collected data will be performed to determine the diagnostic value of the PET/CT in detection of local recurrence or distant metastasis.

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