PHYSICAL CARE NEEDS OF THE PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PATIENTS AT HOME

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Continuity of care, discharge planning, and home care are the main topics for quality of health care in the developed countries. Receiving the diagnosis of cancer and being discharged from the hospital are known to be stressful situations for families. The families of children with cancer are anticipated to be a decision-maker and primary caregiver in this process due to complex cancer treatment threatens their childrens lives, their lives are hospital-centered, and they are in the communication with many health care workers. In addition to this, families are responsible for close monitoring of their child’s health condition. They have educational needs in the physical care areas such as organizing patients diet, symptom and medication management, pain management, mouth care and catheter care. In our country discharge planning is not well organized in hospitals, and is not coordinated by physician or nurse and their needs are meet by families. Therefore it is important to train families on home care needs of their children from hospital admissions to discharge. Pediatric oncology team take responsibility for education and counselling approach to children with cancer and their families. The aim of this review is to highlight physical care needs of children with cancer and their families at home, to ensure in use for discharge planning program by clinical nurses.

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Physical care needs , cancer , children , nursing

Journal Of Ege University Nursing Faculty

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Journal Of Ege University Nursing Faculty