Medicinski vjesnik, Vol. 24 No. (1-2), 1992.
Ostalo
Experiences of the nurse in trying to reduce fear in children during wartime conditions
Marina Krivić
Marija Anđelić
Sažetak
Children are specially affected by wartime crisis during which they present a most vulnerabile part of our society. For a child, the center of all emotional taking and giving, as well as emotional expression, is
its family. The very stability of the family, especially of the children, depends on the relationship of the emotional balance. The war brought reality to both, child and its parent, the reality that is in some cases very disturbing because of the loss of one or both parents, and that leads to the breakdown of the emotional balance. The child who has lost its parents undergoes several phases. Shock, pain, disbelief, anger, lack of concentration, grief and finally the acceptance of the painful fact. In such situations somatic disturbances are likely to appear: headache, nightmores automacache, disturbances of the sleep etc. Psychological aid a nurse can give to the child is: comfort, support, listening and understanding of the childs problems. Doing so, she reduces the fear, anxiety and sadness which can grow into penic or depression. With her knowledge, kindness and love to the child, a nurse can serve as an object of transition to the child that is to adapt to the new situation. Her permanent work and her constantly being close to the child can create such an emotional environment, that looks very much a like that of the childs former family. The nurse, therefore, gives emphasis as the object of transition to the new situation between a child and its parent.
Ključne riječi
the loss of the parents; nurse; hospitalized children and adolescents
Hrčak ID:
195350
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Datum izdavanja:
1.12.1992.
Posjeta: 632 *