Therapeutic Play Activities for Hospitalized Children

Offers a wealth of helpful, fun, and appropriate activities for promoting growth and adaptation during a child's illness. This book employs a multidisciplinary approach and discusses specific medical conditions and details the accompanying psychological needs of children with these conditions.

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This practical, handy reference offers a wealth of helpful, fun, and appropriate activities for promoting growth and adaptation during a child's illness. This book employs a multidisciplinary approach and discusses specific medical conditions and details the accompanying psychological needs of children with these conditions. Features of this book include: group activities according to their relevant treatment goals so nurses can easily plan and assess treatment; to facilitate application, each activity provides a description, including length of time, patient/staff ratio, restrictions and precautions, equipment, age range, and implementation procedure; and includes a unique chater on isolation/immobilization. The book is intended for paediatric nurses, student and trained.