Your child in the hospital
Subtitle: a practical guide for parents
By: Nancy Keene
Edition: Third edition.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781941089996; 9781941089989; 9781941089972
Subjects: HEALTH & FITNESS; Psychology; Parent and child; Quality or Trade Paperback; Children's Health; Child Psychology; Hospital care; Children with Special Needs; Popular Works; Health Care Issues; Sick children; Parent-Child Relations; Family; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS; Parenting; Hospitalized Child; Health Care Delivery; Childbirth; Children
Description: Provides helpful tips and home-grown wisdom that will make any visit to the hospital easier. It explains how to prepare your child, cope with procedures, plan for surgery, communicate with doctors and nurses, and deal with bills and insurance. Woven throughout the text are encouraging stories from parents who have been through the experience of having a child in the hospital. Includes a packing list, hospital journal for children, and helpful resources for parents.
Notes: Previous edition: Beijing ; Cambridge [Mass.] : O'Reilly, c1999.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Before you go; title: The emergency room; title: Preparing your child; title: The facilities; title: The staff; title: Communicating with doctors; title: Common procedures; title: Surgery; title: Pain management; title: Family and friends: what to say; title: Family and friends: how to help; title: Feelings and behavior; title: Siblings; title: Long-term illness or injury; title: School; title: Medical and financial records; title: Insurance; title: Sources of financial help; title: Looking back.