[The nursing experience in helping an unmarried adolescence girl to care for her premature infant].
This case study describes the author's experience in helping an unmarried adolescent girl learn to take proper care of her premature infant. Primary data were collected by observing interactions as well as from face-to-face and telephone interviews. Roy's model, family structure and the APGAR family function assessment theory were used to analyze data. Major problems identified included: alteration of family function, potential risk of parent/infant attachment and insufficient knowledge on the part of the mother regarding childcare. During the course of this study, the author served in a variety of roles including caregiver, educator and support-giver to the adolescent mother as well as provided training on in-home use of the Kangaroo technique for premature births. Maintaining a non-judgmental attitude and providing encouragement to the adolescent mother were essential to the success of assistance efforts. The establishment of an adolescent obstetrics outpatient service with social work intervention, discharge services and home visits by community nurses may be necessary in order to achieve holistic care goals.
Wang
Yi-Hua
YH
Department of Nursing, Tao-Yang General Hospital.
Kuo
Hsien-Hwa
HH
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*