Child Life Month Crossword

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  1. 4. Device used for pain management during injections, phlebotomy, or IV placement designed to distract nerves from pain.
  2. 9. A child life specialist may choose to provide this type or support to a patient or sibling who may be new to the hospital environment or have a new diagnosis or have a sibling with a new diagnosis.
  3. 10. A member of your unit's care team who provides education surrounding the hospital experience and helps patients learn positive coping skills that can be utilized in and out of the hospital.
  4. 14. A secure hugging hold that helps a child feel safe and secure during medical procedures. Designed to keep patients safe and still, while providing gentle therapeutic touch, and avoiding potentially traumatizing restraining holds.
  5. 15. Child life specialist at CHOP for 2 years
  6. 16. 5S/5WB child activity coordinator
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  1. 1. A member of your unit's care team who specializes in normalizing the hospital environment and play.
  2. 2. A style of play focused on emotional expression
  3. 3. A style of play using real or pretend medical equipment, focused on normalizing common medical materials a patient may see during their hospital experience, promoting positive coping.
  4. 5. Your patient may participate in this daily at 2pm, from their bedside TV, playroom, or Seacrest Studio
  5. 6. A child life specialist may choose to provide this type of support to a patient who will be undergoing a new or stressful procedure, with the goal of promoting understanding, control, comfort, and mastery.
  6. 7. Child life specialist at CHOP for 3 years
  7. 8. Having only 1 person speak to a child during a procedure. This can be a patient, caregiver, nurse, or child life specialist. One voice aims to reduce stimulation, provide distractions, provide coaching for coping strategies, and education regarding what will happen during the procedure.
  8. 11. Child life Specialist at CHOP for 5 months
  9. 12. A type of support your child life specialist may choose to provide to a patient during a stressful or painful procedure or pain episode.
  10. 13. A child life specialist may develop this with a patient to prepare for difficult or stressful procedures or experiences. This will lay out any coping skills the patient intends to utilize to complete the procedure/event with minimal stress.