Nursing care to promote child psychological recovery from invasive treatment experience

Abstract

 The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of nurses on the psychological recovery of children from invasive treatment experience by analyzing the involvement of nurses with children who have invasive treatment experience and their families.

 Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nurses with at least 4 years of pediatric nursing experience. Interview data were analyzed qualitatively. In total, 10 categories were extracted. Categories before invasive procedures were: “Easy-to-understand explanations of invasive treatments”, “Consideration of children’s feelings toward invasive treatment”, “Alleviating the physical and mental strain of invasive treatment”, and “Understanding the relationship between the child and mother”. The category during invasive procedures was: “Reducing the fear of invasive procedures”. The categories after invasive treatment were: “Reducing tension due to invasive treatment experiences”, “Supporting the family’s approval for the child’s invasive treatment”, “Accepting the child’s invasive treatment experience”, “Accepting the child’s feelings after invasive treatment experiences”, and “Rebuilding the relationship between children and nurses after invasive treatment experiences”. Nursing for children’s psychological recovery from invasive treatment experiences was revealed at each stage before, during, and after the invasive procedure.