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Published on: January 16, 2019
[Siblings in a pediatric intensive care unit]
Florence Etourneau1, Nadine Fakhri1
1Service de réanimation pédiatrique médico-chirurgicale, centre hospitalier régional universitaire Clocheville, 49 boulevard Béranger, 37044 Tours cedex 9, France.
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Integrating siblings into pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) improves family-centered care. This approach restructures the family environment, enhancing the hospitalized child
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Intensive Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Healthcare Management
Abstract:
Welcoming visitors has long had difficulty finding its place in intensive care units, including pediatric units. This article describes the reflective approach adopted by a working group in the pediatric intensive care unit at the regional university hospital in Tours, with the aim of fully integrating the reception of siblings into the child's hospitalized care project. The momentum generated by this reflection has gradually enabled the family environment to be restructured around the child in care, reinvigorating a breath of life that extends far beyond the purely biological.
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