英文摘要 |
This article described the nursing care experience of applying the COPE (Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment) program for caring for a young child with HUS (hemolytic uremic syndrome) caused by the pneumonic streptococcus. The duration of nursing care was between November 25 and December 4, 2005. Through observation and non-structural interview, the care assessment was conducted based on Gordon 11 functional health evaluation. Nursing problems identified included tissue perfusion altered, airway clearance ineffective, anxiety and caregiver’s role strain. The application of the COPE program can be employed as the indicator for the interactions between the client and the caregiver during the care process and as the guiding principles for the care in order to fulfill the client’s physiological and emotional needs and the caregiver’s role functions. Through the caregiver’s descriptions about client’s current behaviors and emotional responses, it would enhance the understanding about the client’s behavioral responses during the hospitalization period for reducing the anxiety of the client and caregiver. In addition, the utilization of the instant bedside education would enable the caregiver to understand how to participate in the care of the client. Finally, promotion of the involvement of the caregiver in the care of the client and satisfy caregiver’s roles and functions, further alleviated caregiver’s pressure and achieved the family-centered care. |