Question

2) Why is it important for healthcare professionals of any kind to be advocates for the pediatric population?

3) Consider the following scenario: You have known a young girl, Julia, as your patient/client for the last five years. Julia is 8-years-old and was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect at birth. You work in a small pediatric hospital in a city. Recently, complications secondary to Julia’s heart condition have made it difficult to manage due to the limited tests, procedures, and treatments available at the hospital where you work. You have a friend who works at a nearby, larger children’s hospital that you know would be better equipped to handle Julia’s needs. You know that Julia’s parents are resistant to change and fearful of the unknown. How could you advocate for Julia’s needs?

Answer 1

As Julia is a 8 yrs old child ,this congenital heart disease affect her in a bad way.

Genetic problems linked to heart defects also thinking and motor development inadequate nutrition doesn't meet the body's energy requirements. This can affect growth and development of muscles, bones ,brain and nerve cells .

So it is essential to shift her to larger pediatric hospital as she need some investigations like chest x ray,ECG,pulse oximeter,echocardiogram, cardiac CT scan and MRI

Treatment procedures : open heart surgery, heart transplant, medications