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Case Studies | Pediatrics | India | Volume 5 Issue 6, June 2016
Application of Katharine Kolcaba Comfort Theory in Post Operative Child: Delivering Integrative Comfort Care Intervention by using Theory of Comfort ?A Case Study of a 5 year Old Child Admitted in PICU with Laprotomy Experiencing Post Operative Discomfort
Sharma Mukesh Chandra [4] | Kalia Raman [2] | Kolcaba Katharine
Abstract: Objective of case study -To apply Katharine Kolcabas nursing theory on post operative child admitted in PICU. Research approach - Case study approach was used in applying Katharine Kolcaba theory of comfort on post operative child. Application - Katharine Kolcaba comfort theory frame work used to assess patient condition, plan and deliver integrative comfort care interventions The steps followed for data collection planning and implementing effective care were based on the presuppositions of the Katharine Kolcaba theory. The tools used for data collection were Base line information of children. Comfort Behavior check list, Taxonomy structure of comfort or Comfort Grid and Comfort Daisies. . Comfort care interventions were delivered by using nursing process approach. These interventions were addressed across physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and environmental aspects. Result of application of theory were analyzed and demonstrated improvement in child comfort level
Keywords: Discomfort, Post operative, Case Study, 5 year child, PICU, Katharine Kolacaba comfort theory
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 6, June 2016,
Pages: 1714 - 1720
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Research Paper, Pediatrics, India, Volume 5 Issue 5, May 2016
Pages: 1024 - 1026A Study to Assess the Level of Comfort among Post Operative Children (Age 5-10 Years) by using Katharine Kolcaba Comfort Observation a Checklist and Comfort Daises at Selected Hospital of Punjab (India)
Sharma Mukesh Chandra [4] | Kalia Raman [2]
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Dissertation Chapters, Pediatrics, Sudan, Volume 5 Issue 3, March 2016
Pages: 2020 - 2047The Effectiveness of the Light Source Device on the Insertion of Cannulae into the Peripheral Veins in Children in Khartoum State Hospitals 2012
Amal Abdelgadir Ali Mohamed | Hassan Mohamed Ahmed | Djenta Saha