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Child Life. Child Life Mission for Oncology Unit To reduce the negative impact of stressful events and situations that effect the development of health

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Page 1: Child Life. Child Life Mission for Oncology Unit To reduce the negative impact of stressful events and situations that effect the development of health

Child LifeChild Life

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Child Life Mission for Oncology Child Life Mission for Oncology UnitUnit

To reduce the negative impact of stressful events To reduce the negative impact of stressful events and situations that effect the development of and situations that effect the development of health and well-being of infants, children, youth, health and well-being of infants, children, youth, and families in the oncology unit (CLC).and families in the oncology unit (CLC).

To provide interventions and distractions for To provide interventions and distractions for patients receiving treatments in order to decrease patients receiving treatments in order to decrease anxiety and make the child feel more at ease.anxiety and make the child feel more at ease.

To establish trusting relationships between the To establish trusting relationships between the patient, their family, and the staff.patient, their family, and the staff.

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Goals For Child LifeGoals For Child Life To educate the medical staff To educate the medical staff

and work with them as a and work with them as a team.team.

To act as an advocateTo act as an advocate

To provide an environment To provide an environment where open and valid where open and valid communication is encouragedcommunication is encouraged

To establish an environment To establish an environment where diversity of culture and where diversity of culture and thought are not only thought are not only accepted, but encouragedaccepted, but encouraged

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How Child Life can Benefit the How Child Life can Benefit the PatientPatient

Provide Coping Provide Coping TechniquesTechniques

Provide DistractionsProvide Distractions

Provide Play Provide Play ActivitiesActivities

Provide EducationProvide Education

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Child Life in the Oncology Child Life in the Oncology Unit…Unit…

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Patients with Patients with NeuroblastomaNeuroblastoma

What is it?What is it?– Cancer of specialized nerve cells.Cancer of specialized nerve cells.– Can be found anywhere in the bodyCan be found anywhere in the body– Usually found in the adrenal glandsUsually found in the adrenal glands

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Children with OsteosarcomaChildren with Osteosarcoma

What is it?What is it?

- Cancer of the bone- Cancer of the bone

- Most common in young people- Most common in young people

-Effects more males than females-Effects more males than females

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Types of Treatment for Types of Treatment for Osteosarcoma and Osteosarcoma and

NeuroblastomaNeuroblastoma

*Chemotherapy*Chemotherapy

*Radiation*Radiation

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ChemotherapyChemotherapy

What is it?What is it? Use of medications Use of medications

to treat cancerto treat cancer

How is How is chemotherapy chemotherapy given?given?

-IV-IV

-Oral-Oral

-Topical-Topical

-Injection-Injection

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Side Effects of Side Effects of ChemotherapyChemotherapy

Hair LossHair LossDry MouthDry MouthPainful Painful

SwallowingSwallowingVomitingVomitingFatigueFatigue

BleedingBleedingInfertilityInfertilityLiver Liver

DamageDamageLoss of Loss of

AppetiteAppetite

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Child Life Interventions for a Child Child Life Interventions for a Child Undergoing ChemotherapyUndergoing Chemotherapy

Prep DollPrep Doll GlovesGloves MaskMask IVIV Book “Book “Kathy’s Hats”Kathy’s Hats”

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RadiationRadiation

What is it?What is it?- A stream of high-- A stream of high-energy particles or energy particles or waves that destroy or waves that destroy or damage cancer cellsdamage cancer cells

How is it given?How is it given?-Externally -Externally

-Internally-Internally

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Side Effects of RadiationSide Effects of Radiation

FatigueFatigue

Skin Damage or Skin Damage or ChangesChanges

Hair LossHair Loss

Loss of appetiteLoss of appetite

NauseaNausea

Tooth DecayTooth Decay

VomitingVomiting

Sore MouthSore Mouth

Blood ChangesBlood Changes

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Child Life Interventions for a Child Child Life Interventions for a Child Undergoing RadiationUndergoing Radiation

External RadiationExternal Radiation– Book “Book “Jessica’s X-RayJessica’s X-Ray””– Pictures of machine used during external radiationPictures of machine used during external radiation

Internal RadiationInternal Radiation -Prep Doll-Prep Doll -Syringe (w/out needle)-Syringe (w/out needle) -Gloves-Gloves -Mask-Mask

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Benefits of InterventionsBenefits of Interventions

Patients are able to Patients are able to get a better get a better understanding of what understanding of what occurs during their occurs during their treatmenttreatment

Patients are less Patients are less fearful when receiving fearful when receiving treatmenttreatment

Patients know what to Patients know what to expectexpect

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ResourcesResources

www.googleimages.comwww.googleimages.com www.barnesandnoble.comwww.barnesandnoble.com

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The EndThe End