Pneumonia in Children Young Children

Pneumonia in Children

Young children depend on their caregivers for basically everything which would ensure their health and stability. At six years of age, young children cannot take care of themselves. Therefore, in the case of a six-year-old boy contracting pneumonia, the best nursing model to ensure the recovery of the child would be to include the family as a necessary element in the care of the child. So, in the case of the six-year-old child who has already been administered the necessary medication to treat his symptoms, the best route of care for that child would require the full cooperation and support of the child's family, which has proven to be essential in several cases, as seen in the article "Family-Oriented Program Models, Helpgiving Practices and Parental Control Appraisals," (Trivette, Carl J.; Dunst, Carl; Boyd, Kimberly; Hamby, Debra W., 1995).

Pneumonia is a serious illness which needs not only to be treated immediately but also treated long-term in order to prevent relapses and other problems involved with ongoing symptoms. The six-year-old boy who was admitted into the hospital with a 102 degree Fahrenheit temperature was showing obvious signs of pneumonia. The child not only had a fever, but also crackles on both of his lungs. Although the physical symptoms of the child have been treated with medication prescribed by an MD, the child also exhibited signs of anxiousness. These forms of symptoms can also be detrimental to the child, in that they may prevent them in some way from completing any prescribed medication. The medication prescribed to the child needed a full seven days in order to be fully efficient in fighting the disease which has afflicted the child. Therefore, the child needs a type of care which also includes family support in order to fully ensure the recovery and welfare of this child.

The best nursing practice in the specific case would be not only the direct care of the young patient, but also the inclusion of the family in the in house hospital care as to provide an example of what is to be done at home in order to prevent relapse. Many family members might mistakenly believe that their own form of care will be sufficient in the case of a child's illness. However, it is the nurse's duty in such cases to prove to those family members that they need to follow specific and professionally proven methodologies in order to succeed in the recovery process, "Proponents of professionally-centered models view professionals as experts who determine child and family needs from their own as opposed to a family's perspective," (Trivette, Carl J.; Dunst, Carl; Boyd, Kimberly; Hamby, Debra W., 1995). By involving the family in the necessary care practices in house, the nurse can efficiently show those members who will later be responsible in the at home portion of the recovery. The practicing nurse needs to show every detail of the necessary care, including the methods for administering medication, to preventing further complications with external threats.