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Required Activities The intern will: 1. Articulate and demonstrate an understanding of the pain assessment tools and protocols utilized at placement site. 2. Observe an IV insertion and/or blood draw as performed by a phlebotomist and/or nurse. Reflect upon use of language, distraction and general support used by staff and family members present. 3. Observe CCLS facilitate coping interventions during potentially painful and/or distressing procedures. Discuss observations and questions with CCLS. 4. Plan, initiate and evaluate individualized coping interventions during potentially painful procedures. 5. Observe CCLS and other professionals in interactions with children and families experiencing emotional distress or suffering. Discuss observations with CCLS and consider alternative responses and future goals. 6. Develop a “coping kit” to be utilized to support patients under stress. 7. Practice support strategies such as comfort positions, imagery, story‐telling, and relaxation techniques. Articulate assessment of physical and/or psychological distress and the goal(s) associated with selected strategies. (Note: Some strategies require specialized training and should only be taught and incorporated into practice by an individual who has completed the relevant training.) Required Readings Pain in children’s lives. In L. Kuttner (2010), A Child in Pain: What Health Professionals Can Do to Help (pp. 7‐37). CT: Crown House Publishing Ltd. (Chapter 1, pp. 7‐37) Communicating with a child in pain. In L. Kuttner (2010), A Child in Pain: What Health Professionals Can Do to Help (pp. 71‐112). CT: Crown House Publishing Ltd. (Chapter 3, pp. 71‐112) Stephens, B.K., Barkey, M.E., & Hall, H.R. (1999). Techniques to comfort children during stressful procedures. Advances in Mind‐Body Medicine, 15(1), 49‐60. Sparks, L. (2001). Taking the "ouch" out of injections for children: Using distraction to decrease pain. MCN, 26(2), 72‐78. 42
Bandstra, N.F., Skinner, L., LeBlanc, C., Chambers, C., Hollon, E.C., Brennan, D., Beaver, C., (2008). The role of child life in pediatric pain management: A survey of child life specialists. The Journal of Pain, 9(4), Apr, 320‐329. Suggested Readings Psychological methods to relieve pain. In L. Kuttner (2010), A Child in Pain: What Health Professionals Can Do to Help (pp. 147‐182). CT: Crown House Publishing Ltd. (Chapter 5, pp. 147‐182) McMurtry, C.M., Chambers, C.T., McGrath, P.J., Asp, E. (2010). When “don’t worry” communicates fear: Children’s perceptions of parental reassurance and distraction during a painful medical procedure. Pain, 150(1), Jul, 52‐58. Stallard, P., Velleman, R., Lenton, S. & McGrath, P. (2002). Brief report: Behaviors identified by caregivers to detect pain in non‐communicating children. Journal of pediatric psychology, 27(2). 209‐214. *Betz, C. (1986). Post‐procedural sessions for children. In, Fore, C. & Poster, E. (Eds.), Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Children and Families in Health Care. Washington, DC: ACCH. Goldberger, J., Gaynard, L. & Wolfer, J. (1990). Helping children cope with health‐care procedures. Contemporary Pediatrics, March, 141‐162. *Poster, E. (1986). Stress Immunizations. In, Fore, C. & Poster, E. (Eds.), Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Children and Families in Health Care. Washington, DC: ACCH. Lacey, C.M., Finkelstein, M., Thygeson, M.V. (2008). The impact of positioning on fear during immunizations: Supine versus sitting up. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 23(3), 195‐200. Sanghavi, D. (2003). A Map of the Child: A Pediatrician’s Tour of the Body. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Co. Schonfeld, D. (2002). The child’s cognitive understanding of illness. In Child and adolescent psychiatry: A comprehensive textbook. (pp. 1119‐1124) Baltimore, MD: Williams and Wilkins. 43
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