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Developing a hospital play guideline and protocol for sick children with debilitating fears

Developing a hospital play guideline and protocol for sick children with debilitating fears
Developing a hospital play guideline and protocol for sick children with debilitating fears
This paper describes the development of a specific play policy guideline and suggested protocol to manage children with debilitating fears such as needle phobia. The fear of clinical procedures which involve sharps such as needles is increasingly recognized by nurses as being problematic and this guideline will be a useful adjunct to any professional involved with children undergoing such procedures.

debilitating fear' children, play, protocol
1753-1594
143-149
Weaver, Katy
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Battrick, Cath
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Glasper, Edward Alan
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Weaver, Katy
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Battrick, Cath
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Glasper, Edward Alan
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Weaver, Katy, Battrick, Cath and Glasper, Edward Alan (2007) Developing a hospital play guideline and protocol for sick children with debilitating fears. Journal of Children's and Young People's Nursing, 1 (3), 143-149.

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This paper describes the development of a specific play policy guideline and suggested protocol to manage children with debilitating fears such as needle phobia. The fear of clinical procedures which involve sharps such as needles is increasingly recognized by nurses as being problematic and this guideline will be a useful adjunct to any professional involved with children undergoing such procedures.

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Published date: July 2007
Keywords: debilitating fear' children, play, protocol

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Local EPrints ID: 48720
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/48720
ISSN: 1753-1594
PURE UUID: 8e727187-93f5-40f6-8aa6-168ff0131654

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Date deposited: 09 Oct 2007
Last modified: 11 Dec 2021 16:49

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Author: Katy Weaver
Author: Cath Battrick
Author: Edward Alan Glasper

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