Pediatric Rights
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Pediatric Rights / Responsibilities / Parents / Guardians / Surrogates
The rights and needs of children/adolescents and they, with their parents/guardian/surrogate, shall be:
Respect for:
- Each child and adolescent as a unique individual
- The care-taking role and individual response of the parent
- Provision for normal physical and physiological needs of a growing child to include nutrition, rest, sleep, warmth, activity and freedom
- to move and explore.
- Consistent, supportive and nurturing care which:
- Meets the emotional and psychosocial needs of a child
- Fosters open communication
Provision for self-esteem needs which will be met by attempts to give the child:
- The reassuring presence of a caring person, especially a parent
- Freedom to express feelings or fears with appropriate reactions
- As much control as possible, over both self and situation
- Opportunities to work through experience before and after they occur, verbally, in play or in other appropriate ways
- Recognition and reward for coping well during difficult situations
Provision for varied and normal stimuli of life which contributes to cognitive, social, emotional and physical developmental needs:
- Play, educational and social activities essential to all children and adolescents
- Information on what to expect prior to, during and following procedure/experience and support in coping with it.
- Participation of children/families in decisions affecting their own medical treatment.
- Minimization of facility stay duration by recognizing discharge planning needs.
Parents/family* shall have the responsibility for:
- Continuing their parenting role to the extent of their ability
- Being available to participate in decision-making and providing staff with knowledge of parents/family whereabouts
*The family consists of those individuals responsible for physical and emotional care of the child on a continuous basis, regardless of whether they are related.
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