EBA Maternal Stress

This article is about mothers of children with developmental motor concerns that present with clinically significant levels of stress. It surverys the mother and the child. It shows that the needs of the family should be considered when designing intervention for children with functional impairment. Both mother and child have an impact on parent's ability to support their child's participation. It shows that  maternal stress does not correlate with motor impairment as measured by the Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2, it does correlates with sensory processing difficulties. The higher the SSP score the higher maternal stress is likely to be. Coping strategies of distraction and disengagement also seemed to help with maternal stress levels. Mothers are frequently using coping strategies that are likely to make the situation worse. This study shows data to support the excessive amounts of stress and even more so in situations like these. Increased awareness of the issues faced by parents may assist in therapeutic goal planning which is most important to the needs of families, rather than being focused solely on the child's motor impairment. Helping the well-being of the parents will help in a positive direction with the children with DCD. We should include development of direct support strategies for parents, including a coaching approach. The well-being of mothers should be considered when planning services for children who meet screening criteria for DCD.

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1. Discuss 4 tasks you completed or tried to complete in simulation lab. 

I completed part of the assessment for simulation, we worked together and split the assessment into three parts for us all to be able to participate.I attempted to get the antibiotics prescribed. I assisted in helping Istan get back into bed after falling out. I helped change the linens and gown after urine was spilled on them 

 2. What did you learn most about the situation(s) you encountered in simulation lab? I learned how to do a blood culture and more about the taking blood samples. i learned a little more about where to find certain things in the istan lab. I learned what to do in a DNR situation during simulation. 
  3. What will you do differently during your next simulation experience? I will try to not get frustrated with not being able to communicate to people on the phone correctly.  
 4. While watching your peers’ simulation experience, what are 3 things you learned? I learned that prioritizing is very important and a key to getting everything accomplished. I also learned that good communication can help in almost every situation. I also learned how to handle family members on the phone. 

  5. What 3 things did you learn in the classroom (didactic) that you put into practice during your simulation experience?  We put into practice good teamwork and prioritizing. We put into practice several skills such as putting in a foley, doing an assessment, starting a blood draw, changing linens and positioning a patient.  We put into practice different measures for when a patient is having breathing problems that we learned in class