Advocating for Your Patients and Families: Simulation as an Educational Tool for Home Caregivers of Children with Chronic Conditions

Abstract

Simulation-based education for home caregivers of children with chronic conditions provides hands-on training set in a safe, confidential, supportive learning environment that is founded on the principles of patient-and family-centered care. This type of education and approach has been favored over traditional educational methods and may also improve caregivers' comfort, confidence, knowledge, skills, and ability to manage their child's routine and emergent care at home. Pediatricians play a vital role in this type of education as an advocate for their patients and families and as key stakeholders and collaborators in the process. Open collaboration and information sharing among home caregivers, simulation experts, pediatricians, and the rest of the medical team can lead to the development and implementation of successful simulation curricula. This in turn has the potential to lead to improved patient safety, quality of care, and patient outcomes. [Pediatr Ann. 2021;50(1):e39-e43.]

Construction and Validity of Scripts for Skills Training on Enteral Nutritional Therapy in Dehospitalization

“…If ST facilitators (health professionals) have theoretical knowledge and practical experience on ENT, they can enhance the application of scripts with caregivers. In this regard, nurses can be indicated as facilitators of bringing the service closer to caregivers, in order to promote interventions that optimize preparation for hospital discharge [26][27] .…”

Construção E Validação De Roteiros Para Treinamento De Habilidades Sobre Terapia Nutricional Enteral Na Desospitalização

“…Se o facilitador do TH (profissional de saúde) possuir conhecimento teórico e experiência prática sobre TNE, pode potencializar a aplicação dos roteiros junto aos cuidadores. Nesse sentido, os enfermeiros podem ser indicados como facilitadores da aproximação do serviço com os cuidadores, de modo a promover intervenções que otimizem o preparo para a alta hospitalar [26][27] .…”