{"title":"Meeting the needs of young people in hospital.","authors":"Helen Dodds","doi":"10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.14.c8063","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A critical review of the literature about the primary needs of young inpatients was conducted following principles delineated by Polit and Hungler (1997). Three were identified: privacy, independence and psychosocial support. The author concludes that adjustments to existing ward facilities are a more viable option than the provision of universally established 'adolescent units'. Success in meeting the challenges is ultimately determined by the nurses providing care on the front line.</p>","PeriodicalId":79363,"journal":{"name":"Paediatric nursing","volume":"22 9","pages":"14-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2010-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.14.c8063","citationCount":"9","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Paediatric nursing","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.7748/paed2010.11.22.9.14.c8063","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A critical review of the literature about the primary needs of young inpatients was conducted following principles delineated by Polit and Hungler (1997). Three were identified: privacy, independence and psychosocial support. The author concludes that adjustments to existing ward facilities are a more viable option than the provision of universally established 'adolescent units'. Success in meeting the challenges is ultimately determined by the nurses providing care on the front line.