title: Preparing children for admission to hospital.
abstract: This paper will discuss different ways of preparing children for the experience of hospital, the use of different methods to suit varying situations, how they relate to children of differing ages and the practicality of implementing such schemes.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology; D010343:Patient Admission; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013664:Teaching Materials