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Institutional Savings
Certified Child Life Specialists drive positive and effective outcomes for healthcare organizations by optimizing the use of resources and limiting _____.
What is waste?
This refers to an individual's cognitive/behavioral responses resulting from their perceptions of stressors and self.
What is coping?
Effective _______is the foundation of optimal pediatric health outcomes.
What is communication?
CCLSs intervene based not only on developmental needs and capabilities but also on:
What is:
temperament
previous medical experiences
misconceptions,
fears,
responses to stressful events
Even 3-5 months after an inpatient hospitalization, more than 55% of children demonstrated significant symptoms of re-experiencing this.
What is trauma?
Children who receive preparation and procedural support require less ______ and _________.
What is sedation and anesthesia?
This is the most prominent -and powerful- adaptive modality in childhood .
What is play?
This type of education improves patient and family experience in diverse situations. Examples include: inpatient admission, burn rehab, autism support, and transitional care.
What is Diagnosis Education?
Hospitalized children demonstrate a greater need to do this because of the stress generated by unfamiliar environments, unpredictable schedules, painful experiences, and mobility restrictions due to illness or treatment.
What is play?
By addressing pain and distress in this age group, CCLSs protect developmental trajectories, foster higher quality care and mitigate preventable health conditions in adulthood.
What is infancy?
What is patients and families cope more effectively?
Play-based coping skills education enhances this.
What is:
patient experience
health promoting behaviors
resilience
This is an example of a child life intervention that targets treatment adherence barriers
What is:
Pill swallowing practice, needle-related interventions, many examples!
When play is child-directed, children often perceive themselves as in _______, gaining enhanced mastery over their experiences and improved self-efficacy regarding current and future hospitalizations.
What is control?
The first ___ months after a medical diagnosis is considered a "critical intervention period" in which children demonstrate the highest level of need for emotional support and adaptive coping strategies.
What is 12 months?
This technique decreases pain perceptions and emotional distress during invasive medical procedures.
What is distraction?
Families are more likely to return to or recommend the treating facility to others when this is provided.
What is Procedural Support?
A parent's appraisal, positive or negative, of an event or situation can largely determine the psychosocial outcomes of a _____'s healthcare experience.
What is child?
Research indicates that children who play with items related to their stressors experience reduced anxiety and greater ability to do this.
What is cope?
When asked to reflect on their experiences, bereaved parents specifically identified ____as "very helpful", namely for the developmentally appropriate education and therapeutic play provided to the dying child and their siblings.
What is child life services?
Studies have shown a 28% reduction in the use of oral _____ in pediatric surgical patients when parents/caregivers partner with CCLSs in providing preparation and procedural support.
What is Versed (midazolam)?
These are an aspect of procedural support planning and intervention in which CCLSs purposively offer parents/caregivers an opportunity to participate in their child's care (and lessens parent distress).
What are Comfort Positions?
CCLSs play an important role in promoting this, which is defined as the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
What is Health Literacy?
Research shows that children who are ill or hospitalized report this as their most significant health-related stressor.
What is disruptions to their daily activities and social roles?
Whether with families, peers, or non-familial adults (such as CCLSs) these produce the qualities and abilities individuals need to engage in their care and achieve positive health outcomes.
What are relationships?