Article: Helping families mobilize their personal resources. (for hospital discharge of child)

Families awaiting the discharge of a medically fragile or chronically ill child from the hospital face a broad range of practical and emotional life changes. The event may be anticipated with both excitement and trepidation. While these changes may be brief or long-lasting in duration, they place undue physical and psychic stress on families. Compounding this situation are the ever-evolving changes in the health care system. Nursing staff can help families with this transition by assisting them in the identification and organization of their own personal resources, specific to the needs of their children and the family as a whole. This should occur before the time of ...

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