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["Conservative" treatment in the multiply handicapped child].
L Vallée1, M P Lemaitre, P Pernes
1Service de neuropédiatrie, clinique de pédiatrie, hôpital Roger-Salengro, 59037 Lille, France. lvallee@chru-lille.fr
Summary
Medicalized nursing strategies for multihandicapped children face limitations. This review examines treatment methods, consequences, and ethical considerations, focusing on quality versus dignity of life.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Medical Ethics
- Child Development
Context:
- Increasing medicalization of nursing care for multihandicapped children.
- Exploration of the limitations and constraints inherent in current treatment approaches.
Purpose:
- To review existing treatment methods for evolutionary complications in multihandicapped children.
- To discuss the consequences of therapeutic choices.
- To analyze the ethical implications of care strategies.
Summary:
- The study reviews treatments for multihandicapped children, highlighting the challenges of medicalized nursing.
- It examines the repercussions of therapeutic decisions and the ethical considerations for care teams.
- The dualism between quality of life and dignity of life is explored.
Impact:
- Informs nursing practices regarding the care of multihandicapped children.
- Provides a framework for ethical decision-making in pediatric care.
- Contributes to the discourse on balancing medical interventions with patient dignity.