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urgery can be a scary thing,
especially for kids, so I tested
different ways to reduce the
anxiety of pediatric patients who
were having their tonsils and ade-
noids removed at Dayton (Ohio)
Children's Hospital. When these
patients arrived in recovery, we start-
ed playing classical music, which
they would hear until they awoke
from anesthesia. The hospital's child
life department also supplied iPads
loaded with movies such as Disney's
Frozen and child-appropriate games,
which children watched and played
while in recovery. We noticed that
the classical music and utilization of the iPads helped patients emerge
from anesthesia quicker and nurses weren't administering as many
doses of pain medicine. It was clear patients and their family mem-
bers felt less stress and anxiety during the recovery process. We also
saw a 10- to 30-minute decrease in patients' post-op stays. Because the
results of the study were so successful, we reached out to the Andy
Dalton Foundation, a local charitable organization that supplied the
hospital with an additional 25 iPads, a docking station and a cabinet in
which to keep everything.
Jenny Ingle, DNP, RN
Indiana University—Purdue University Columbus
Columbus, Ind.
inglejen@iu.edu
KID FRIENDLY The surgical team at Dayton Children's Hospital found creative ways to soothe pediatric patients.
TECH FOR TODDLERS
Music and Movies Put Kids at Ease
TOUCHDOWN POINT The Andy Dalton Foundation
donated 25 iPads and a docking station to further
improve the care of the hospital's pediatric patients.
Jenny
Ingle,
DNP,
RN
Jenny
Ingle,
DNP,
RN