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Negative Feelings toward Children: Their Impact on Pediatric Care

Negative Feelings toward Children: Their Impact on Pediatric Care PAGE 50 FALL 1980, VOL. 9, NO. 2 Negative Feelings .W,*z-*. Toward . Children: Their Impact on Pediatric Care by Linda P. Brown Ambivalence-is a part of all human rela- encountered in working with sick and injured tionships. Health care personnel experience children. negative, as well as positive feelings toward Case No. 1 their child patients. Caring for sick and injured children is likely to arouse anger, frustration, Frank, an 8-year-old boy at a children's and anxiety, as well as compassion and nurtur- convalescent and rehabilitation hospital, had a ance. Negative, uncomfortable feelings can be severe depression of his skull-the result of a expressed in ways that hinder the provision of sledding accident. One side of his head was optimal, or even adequate, pediatric care. The missing, he frequently regurgitated his IV ambivalence many staff members feel usually is feedings, and he made repetitive grunting not acknowledged and is often expressed noises. Severely brain damaged, he was through the daily caretaking of their child and immobile and unresponsive. adolescent patients. In addition to becoming an For the first two days I avoided him except obstacle to humane and compassionate care, for a perfunctory greeting during which I tried negative http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals Taylor & Francis

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PAGE 50 FALL 1980, VOL. 9, NO. 2 Negative Feelings .W,*z-*. Toward . Children: Their Impact on Pediatric Care by Linda P. Brown Ambivalence-is a part of all human rela- encountered in working with sick and injured tionships. Health care personnel experience children. negative, as well as positive feelings toward Case No. 1 their child patients. Caring for sick and injured children is likely to arouse anger, frustration, Frank, an 8-year-old boy at a children's and anxiety, as well as...
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PAGE 50 FALL 1980, VOL. 9, NO. 2 Negative Feelings .W,*z-*. Toward . Children: Their Impact on Pediatric Care by Linda P. Brown Ambivalence-is a part of all human rela- encountered in working with sick and injured tionships. Health care personnel experience children. negative, as well as positive feelings toward Case No. 1 their child patients. Caring for sick and injured children is likely to arouse anger, frustration, Frank, an 8-year-old boy at a children's and anxiety, as well as compassion and nurtur- convalescent and rehabilitation hospital, had a ance. Negative, uncomfortable feelings can be severe depression of his skull-the result of a expressed in ways that hinder the provision of sledding accident. One side of his head was optimal, or even adequate, pediatric care. The missing, he frequently regurgitated his IV ambivalence many staff members feel usually is feedings, and he made repetitive grunting not acknowledged and is often expressed noises. Severely brain damaged, he was through the daily caretaking of their child and immobile and unresponsive. adolescent patients. In addition to becoming an For the first two days I avoided him except obstacle to humane and compassionate care, for a perfunctory greeting during which I tried negative

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Journal of the Association for the Care of Children in Hospitals – Taylor & Francis

Published: Jan 1, 1980

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