title: Taryn's story.
abstract: Hospitalization of a young child with a chronic illness is a nightmare for the child and family. And the nightmare can get worse for children with multiple health care problems managed by several sub-specialty teams. The child feels anxious; parents don't know who to turn to for information and support. Collaborative nursing and family interventions can help relieve some of these problems.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Hatton
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011368:Professional-Family Relations