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This 10 page paper reviews literature on the topic and provides recommendations. Various cultures are explored in examining the positive and negative aspects of parental involvement in pediatric hospital care. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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their children. Sometimes, extra beds are provided in addition to a well loaded refrigerator to meet the nutritional needs of the family. In part, parental participation in the care of
the children is related to law and the fear of lawsuits. Children are not able to make their own legal decisions. For example, if the child needs surgery, a parent
must sign as the child is too young to make such decisions. But the allowance, and encouragement of parental stays, is aligned more with the fact that the child and
parent have psychological and emotional needs which are met by physical presence. Gone are the days when children were dropped off at hospital wards much like pets are dropped
off at veterinary clinics. Things have changed over the decades. Today, parents often stay an in part, the change in attitude is based on research. The implications of parental involvement
in pediatric hospital care are numerous. For the most part, it seems to be an advantageous situation for families and staff. II. Review
of Literature Kristensson-Hallstrom & Elander (1997) report on the fact that during the twentieth century, there has been a transition where parental involvement in hospitalization
has changed. In the past, parents had been expected to leave the hospital and allow the staff to take care of the child and visiting hours were either non-existent
or few (Gofman, Buchman, & Schade, 1957 as cited in Kristensson-Hallstrom & Elander, 1997). Today, there is a change. Authors report that now parents are encouraged to stay
with their children in the hospital and to participate in decisions about their care (Cleary, Gray, Hall, Rowlandson, Sainsbury, & Davies, 1986; Ministry of Health, 1959; Robertson, 1970; Sainsbury, Gray,
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