Child Life Child Life
Dec 30, 2015
Child LifeChild Life
Child Life Mission for Oncology Child Life Mission for Oncology UnitUnit
To reduce the negative impact of stressful events To reduce the negative impact of stressful events and situations that effect the development of and situations that effect the development of health and well-being of infants, children, youth, health and well-being of infants, children, youth, and families in the oncology unit (CLC).and families in the oncology unit (CLC).
To provide interventions and distractions for To provide interventions and distractions for patients receiving treatments in order to decrease patients receiving treatments in order to decrease anxiety and make the child feel more at ease.anxiety and make the child feel more at ease.
To establish trusting relationships between the To establish trusting relationships between the patient, their family, and the staff.patient, their family, and the staff.
Goals For Child LifeGoals For Child Life To educate the medical staff To educate the medical staff
and work with them as a and work with them as a team.team.
To act as an advocateTo act as an advocate
To provide an environment To provide an environment where open and valid where open and valid communication is encouragedcommunication is encouraged
To establish an environment To establish an environment where diversity of culture and where diversity of culture and thought are not only thought are not only accepted, but encouragedaccepted, but encouraged
How Child Life can Benefit the How Child Life can Benefit the PatientPatient
Provide Coping Provide Coping TechniquesTechniques
Provide DistractionsProvide Distractions
Provide Play Provide Play ActivitiesActivities
Provide EducationProvide Education
Child Life in the Oncology Child Life in the Oncology Unit…Unit…
Patients with Patients with NeuroblastomaNeuroblastoma
What is it?What is it?– Cancer of specialized nerve cells.Cancer of specialized nerve cells.– Can be found anywhere in the bodyCan be found anywhere in the body– Usually found in the adrenal glandsUsually found in the adrenal glands
Children with OsteosarcomaChildren with Osteosarcoma
What is it?What is it?
- Cancer of the bone- Cancer of the bone
- Most common in young people- Most common in young people
-Effects more males than females-Effects more males than females
Types of Treatment for Types of Treatment for Osteosarcoma and Osteosarcoma and
NeuroblastomaNeuroblastoma
*Chemotherapy*Chemotherapy
*Radiation*Radiation
ChemotherapyChemotherapy
What is it?What is it? Use of medications Use of medications
to treat cancerto treat cancer
How is How is chemotherapy chemotherapy given?given?
-IV-IV
-Oral-Oral
-Topical-Topical
-Injection-Injection
Side Effects of Side Effects of ChemotherapyChemotherapy
Hair LossHair LossDry MouthDry MouthPainful Painful
SwallowingSwallowingVomitingVomitingFatigueFatigue
BleedingBleedingInfertilityInfertilityLiver Liver
DamageDamageLoss of Loss of
AppetiteAppetite
Child Life Interventions for a Child Child Life Interventions for a Child Undergoing ChemotherapyUndergoing Chemotherapy
Prep DollPrep Doll GlovesGloves MaskMask IVIV Book “Book “Kathy’s Hats”Kathy’s Hats”
RadiationRadiation
What is it?What is it?- A stream of high-- A stream of high-energy particles or energy particles or waves that destroy or waves that destroy or damage cancer cellsdamage cancer cells
How is it given?How is it given?-Externally -Externally
-Internally-Internally
Side Effects of RadiationSide Effects of Radiation
FatigueFatigue
Skin Damage or Skin Damage or ChangesChanges
Hair LossHair Loss
Loss of appetiteLoss of appetite
NauseaNausea
Tooth DecayTooth Decay
VomitingVomiting
Sore MouthSore Mouth
Blood ChangesBlood Changes
Child Life Interventions for a Child Child Life Interventions for a Child Undergoing RadiationUndergoing Radiation
External RadiationExternal Radiation– Book “Book “Jessica’s X-RayJessica’s X-Ray””– Pictures of machine used during external radiationPictures of machine used during external radiation
Internal RadiationInternal Radiation -Prep Doll-Prep Doll -Syringe (w/out needle)-Syringe (w/out needle) -Gloves-Gloves -Mask-Mask
Benefits of InterventionsBenefits of Interventions
Patients are able to Patients are able to get a better get a better understanding of what understanding of what occurs during their occurs during their treatmenttreatment
Patients are less Patients are less fearful when receiving fearful when receiving treatmenttreatment
Patients know what to Patients know what to expectexpect
ResourcesResources
www.googleimages.comwww.googleimages.com www.barnesandnoble.comwww.barnesandnoble.com
The EndThe End