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Nursing Care of Children: Week 1 What makes Pediatric pts different Newborn-18 years old, leukemia pts, peds cardiology pts, susceptibility, cognition, developmental appropriateness, meeting the needs especially of the family as well. What makes a pediatric pt vulnerable They trust you, you’re authoritative Different Health Issues: Kids are prone to injuries, whether it’s child abuse, malnutrition, touching things that they shouldn’t Children are at risk for high medical errors due to kids being vulnerable, kids trust the HCP, they don’t know what they are receiving for meds. Accessing health care is a problem, they depend on others to do it for them. Parental Exceptions of Consent: Parent/Child Disagreement Major treatment decisions Parental Choice Not Lifesaving If lifesaving alternative Potential Conflict of Interest Emancipated minor Pediatric Ethical Issues Withholding/Withdrawing Treatment Genetic Testing Organ Transplantation Research Assent What constitutes a family Involved in plan of care What is family centered care Accommodations for the family, whether its an environment to have, or having them there during a code, encourage family participation, open and honest and frequent communication. Also being culturally aware, understand they have different values, attitudes and beliefs. Family Coping Mechanisms >Functional: accessing resources, peer to peer resources >Dysfunctional: emotions are out of control, Chronic-Condition Etiologies: Genetic= cystic