CRISIS & NURSING INTERVENTION PRESENATAION BY; MS CHARUTA KUNJEER MSC NURSING (CHILD HEALTH NURSING)
OBJECTIVE S General : At the end of the seminar student will be able to acquire in depth knowledge regarding various crisis and crisis intervention . Specific : Students will be able to : Define crisis , crisis intervention Know certain conditions of crisis Explain purposes of crisis intervention Discuss the principles of crisis intervention
INTRODUCTION beh a vi ou r s and th e y Ch i l d r en ’ s a r e born wi t h f e w i n n a t e their rely on pa r e n ts t o p r ovide th e ne c e s sa r y f ac t o r s f or t h ei r c o n t i nue g r o w t h and development.
1. Hospitalisation of children 2. Chronic illness ( Terminal and life threatening illness ) 3. Death CRISIS OCCURS IN CONDITIONS OF :
DEFINITION Crisis can be defined as one’s perception or experiencing of an event or situation as an intolerable difficulty that exceed the person’s current resources and coping mechanisms.
1. HOSPITALISATION OF CHILD Hospi t alis a tio n - T o a dm i t somebody to a health care settings for care related to any individual. Hospi t alis a tio n is a t r aum a t i c e xpe r ience f or the child as well as for the parents
S TR E SS O R S Bossert (1994) discovered that hospitalised children could identify a range of stressful events. Intrusive events Physical symptoms Therapeutic intervention Restricted activity Separation Environment
REACTIONS OF CHILDREN INFANT TODDLERS ADOLESCENTS SCHOOLER PRESCHOOLER
2. TERMINAL AND LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS A terminal illness is a disease that is incurable and untreatable, and ultimately will end in the death of the person within a relatively short period of time.
Needs of terminally ill Child W a s e MEDICATIONS SLEEP AND REST NUTRITION TIMELY COUNSELLING
3. DEATH Death is a natural part of human life. Death - Irreversible cessation of life i.e. stopping all of the following Total cerebral function Spontaneous respiration Spontaneous circulation
Crisis Intervention Definition -Crisis intervention refers to the methods used to offer short term immediate help to individuals who have experienced an event that produces mental, physical, emotional and behavioural distress.
Crisis intervention has several purposes It aims to reduce the intensity of the person’s physical, mental, emotional and behavioural reactions to a crisis. It also helps the individual return to the level of functioning they were at before the incident.
There is also an educational component to crisis intervention. The individual will be advised of the normal reactions to an abnormal situation. The individual will be told that their responses are temporary and that there is not a specific time that the person can expect to recover from the crisis .
Who Provides Crisis Intervention? Psychiatrists Psychologists Counsellors Fire fighters Emergency medical staff Search and rescue staff Police officers Doctors Nurses Soldiers Communications Personnel Community Members Hospital Workers They may include:
The Goals of Crisis intervention are to : Mitigate the impact of an event Facilitate a normal recovery process, where normal people are having normal reactions to abnormal events. Restore adaptive functioning.