1.Exploration and practice of humanistic care in children’s fever clinics from the perspective of narrative medicine
Yutao CAI ; Xue CHEN ; Xiulan WEN ; Liyan YE ; Handan HONG ; Canying LI ; Xian CAI ; Qiumei YANG ; Yansong SU
Chinese Medical Ethics 2024;37(5):586-591
To explore the application of humanistic care in children’s fever clinics, the children’s fever clinics of Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center conducted relevant research using narrative medicine as a guiding concept. This paper elaborated on the medical humanistic dilemmas and narrative care needs in children’s fever clinics, and focused on exploring the practice paths of narrative medicine in pediatric with Chinese characteristics from five dimensions, including the cultivation of nursing staff’s abilities of professional narrative and humanistic care, the establishment of health lectures featuring narrative patient education, the alleviation of medical anxiety for children and their families, related support of narrative nursing, and caring services. The aim was to improve the narrative care ability of nurses in children’s fever clinics, develop methods for pediatric patients that can eliminate the fear of seeking medical treatment, and protect children’s physical and mental health. A carrier of care, support, and emotional expression can be provided for parents. The foundation for nursing staff to achieve professional growth through narrative reflection can be laid. Thus, it can assist in establishing a life narrative community relationship between doctors and patients, and jointly explore the meaning of life.