Journal of Clinical Pediatrics and Child Care Research(JCPCCR)

ED Child Life Specialist, Nemours Children’s Hospital, United States

Publications

• Research Article   
  Multidisciplinary Perspectives of the Impact of Child Life Services in the Emergency Room and Radiology
  Author(s): Kristin Brown*, Marlena Tolland, Jenna Read and Austin Thorn
  
  Child life specialists focus on the psychosocial care of hospitalized children by assessing stress points and providing evidence- based interventions to promote coping. However, little is known about how clinical staff perceive child life interventions and responsibilities. The goal of this study is to add to the existing literature in the field of child life to better support child life specialists in understanding how various healthcare professionals’ views of the child life profession contributes to patient care. A total of 89 out of 154 eligible staff at Nemours Children’s Hospital Orlando responded to the survey, including nurses, radiology technologists, emergency physicians, paramedics, registration assistant, patient care technicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. In the ED, the top three perceived responsibilities noted were procedural support, ed.. Read More»
  

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