Nurses' Actions to Reduce a Child's Fear on Arriving at a Medical Institution

Abstract

Relevance of the topic: Hospital and fear of the child are inseparable. The results revealed that more than 90% of children said they were afraid of at least one thing in the hospital. Fear usually occurs as a natural instinct: new spaces, new people, potentially dangerous situations. One of the main actors in reducing fear is the nurse. The object of research: General practice nurses working in level 2 and 3 level hospitals, pediatric wards. Aim of the work: To reveal the activities of nurses in assessing and managing the child 's fears upon arrival at a medical institution. Objectives of the research: 1. Define the concept of fear, the factors influencing them and the activities that the nurse follows to alleviate the child's fear. 2. To determine the actions and methods related to managing stress of children while they are in medical settings. 3. To evaluate the actions of nurses implemented when a child is admitted to hospital in order to reduce fear. Research methodology: Quantitative research was carried out in 2021. December online,During the research, an anonymous online survey was conducted for which it was developed and used as a questionnaire, which received 30 responses. Results: Nurses identify what causes the fear of the child and what actions can reduce a child's fear to be in the medical institucion. Conclusions: The results of the study allowed the identification of nurses' actions during a situation when a child is in fear and the actions nurses perform that calms the child down .Nurses understand the importance of identification of what causes the fears.