What is a way you could introduce a syringe to a toddler during medical play?
Use a syringe to squirt water, paint...
100
What are items you would want to include in a medical play session with a preschooler?
Props; doctor bags, medical kit, dress up
100
What medical activity could you offer a school-aged patient that would allow for them to use their creativity?
Medical Art
100
What type of medical play would be most common for an adolescent?
A move from traditional medical play to more writing, artwork, and talking
200
What is how could you help familiarize an infant with medical equipment such as a mask or hat?
By playing dress up
200
What is an item you can have in a playroom to describe hospital events?
Story books about going to the hospital
200
What do you do if a preschooler's fantasy play is getting to dramatic or violent?
Help ease preschooler back to more real, safe play
200
What might be the way school-aged children are most comfortable in sharing their medical experiences?
Talking about medical events and feelings rather that playing through them.
200
How you could support adolescent coping during medical play?
Peer support/ relationships
300
What is a way, other than using medical equipment, to familiarize infants with the hospital?
Looking through a picture book
300
Since toddlers understand more words and labels than they speak, how can you help them identify medical equipment?
Label medical equipment
300
What is a way you could support a preschooler's need for routine in a medical setting?
Play out daily medical routines
300
What activity could you offer a school-aged patient to privately share their medical experiences?
Journaling
300
How can you support an adolescent through new medical events?
Provide opportunities to see and manipulate medical items
400
What is the best way to name medical items for infants?
Use correct words
400
What is a way you can help a toddler play out hospital events?
Practice medical events with a stuffed animal or doll
400
What do you do if a preschooler wants to give you pretend pokes?
Encourage preschooler to use doll or stuffed animal
400
How could you support a school-aged patient's curiosity about medical events and diagnosis?
Books about anatomy
400
What can you use to offer medical play opportunities for adolescents to learn about their hospital experience?
Medical models relevant to their hospitalization
500
What is a common misconception regarding medical play with infants
Infants do not need to handle medical items
500
What is a way to help toddlers learn coping strategies?
Practice with a doll or stuffed animal
500
What are these statements encouraging; "The doll looks worried about this test" or "I think the bear looks really sad. How do you think the bear is feeling right now?"
Labeling of feelings
500
What should you do to help assist a school-aged patient through medical events?
Practice, or talk through coping strategies
500
How can you support an adolescent's need for knowledge of their body?