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Handbook: Accompanying the sick child and the family

Authors: Esra Akdemir, Danka de Meijer, Fleur van Oosten, Floor Nicolaï
Educational institution: The Hague University of Applied Sciences
Client: NIK (Network Integral Child Care)

Issue

A seriously ill child and the entire medical process surrounding it demands time and attention from parents, which in many cases means that they have less time and attention for other children in the family. The Juliana Children's Hospital got stuck in the guidance and offering tools to parents to pay attention to the brothers or sisters (brothers), in addition to attention to the seriously ill child.
Research question: ''How can doctors and nurses guide young adults in palliative care from the pedagogical context?''

End product

It is known that palliative care for young adults is not yet available, but it is relevant to develop something that doctors and nurses can use as a guideline.

use in the guidance of these young adults. The handbook is a tool that can be used in the short term. We have written advice for the long term. This advice is mainly about setting up a unit for young adults who need palliative care.

Result

We would therefore like to advise that the palliative care for adults department will have a team consisting of a number of 'personal supervisors' who can guide the young adults in this department in their process. As a permanent care provider, you build up a pedagogical bond with the patient. You will be better able to pick up signals from the patient than when there are changing care providers. The young adults need a fixed face, someone who knows him/her, to whom they can tell their story, but there is also a need for someone who informs the parents of the circumstances that occur in the hospital.