A Clown Accompanying Children During Blood Collection

Health is the most important element for the continuation of life. In cases of ineffectiveness in maintaining health, children They apply to a health institution by their parents to receive health care. In this process, as well as parents children are also affected. Children, who are exposed to many acute and chronic diseases during their development, are adversely emotions and experiences. Health to regain health Some physical, cognitive and emotional abnormalities may be observed in the child admitted to the institution. In children whose concrete thinking and ability to establish cause and effect relationships are underdeveloped, hospital concept is a great source of stress. People who perceive the disease as a punishment and perceive the hospital as a foreign the child, who sees the health service as an environment, in order to contribute to the diagnosis-treatment process while benefiting from health services. invasive interventions are widely used. Blood causing tissue damage Painful procedures, such as taking, inserting IV catheters, cause pain, anxiety and fear in the child.

Pain; International Association for the Study of Pain Taxonomy Committee (International Association for the Study of Pain=IASP) defines pain as "pain originating from a specific part of the body, with or without tissue damage, "an unpleasant experience that is influenced by one's past experiences". Today, it is evaluated together with fever, pulse, blood pressure and saturation values. pain is characterized as the 5th vital sign. Evaluation of pain in pediatric patients While it is more difficult than in adults, the assessment depends on the child's perception of pain, gender, age, previous pain experiences, the presence of emotions such as fear, sadness and anger, and the hospital, which is an environment they do not like difficulties are experienced depending on the parents' reaction to the pain. Anxiety; According to the Ministry of Health Anxiety Disorders Clinical Protocol, anxiety is defined as fear, excitement, restlessness, panic, feelings that something bad is going to happen; it is also defined as endocrine responses - physical symptoms with the influence of autonomic stimuli; cognitive symptoms characterized by different thoughts symptoms; behavioral symptoms, which are the expression of emotions and thoughts, are also accompanied. Children blood collection the experience of pain during intravenous procedures such as intravenous procedures, the needle staying inside the body, the blood being drawn thoughts that blood will continuously flow from the area, as a result of uncertainties about this process, due to cognitive development Abstract thinking and perception of threats with high emotions bring the feeling of anxiety to the forefront in the child. Thus, like the concept of hospital, the process of taking blood from the child also causes feelings of anxiety, fear and worry in the child. It also causes pain. Physician order Children who apply to the blood collection unit for diagnosis and treatment may cry, scream and leave the unit during the procedure. tendency to behaviors such as attempting to escape, bending and pulling the extremity to be treated, muscle stiffness.

Nurses, who spend long periods of time with children and are responsible for their care and treatment, are also responsible for pain management. control and should be able to manage pain effectively. Blood collection Many different pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic methods are used for pain control in the procedure. Blood collection Emla Cream, which can be used among pharmacological methods during skin absorption by providing absorption from intact skin. It plays an important role in pain control with its ability to block neural transmission from receptors. However, pharmacologic methods require personnel knowledge and skills, are time consuming and costly. nonpharmacologic methods are less preferred than nonpharmacologic methods. Nonpharmacologic methods are not only a treatment method that reduces pain, but also anxiety and depression, also reduces nausea and vomiting; facilitates restful sleep; makes the patient feel well and increases the desire to participate in their own recovery process. In children nonpharmacological methods are analyzed in three classes: supportive, cognitive/behavioral, physical supportive methods; psychosocial care such as watching videos, reading books, family support for the child, physical methods; touch, skin stimulation, massage, hot and cold applications, cognitive methods are the perceptual - It is based on the sensory-behavioral dimension and includes methods such as relaxation and distraction. Frequently used during the blood collection process attention-getting method that reduces symptoms of anxiety, anxiety, fear and pain, as well as economical, practical application easy and reliable, effective method. Hospital for distraction clowns, watching cartoons, playing video games, using kaleidoscopes and virtual reality (VR) goggles are among the methods that can be used.

Clowns interact with children by playing and providing psychosocial support in any environment. While entertaining children and making them laugh during blood sampling, they may experience pain, anxiety levels. A study that 'An evaluation on reducing children's hospital anxiety: Hospital clown project', hospital clowns contributed positively to children's perception of the hospital. provided by the study. A study that 'Virtualization in Medical Procedures for Pediatric Patients Effects of Reality Use: A Review of the Literature', the investigators analyzed the effects of virtual reality, which is a method of attracting attention. Its use during intravenous procedures has been observed to have positive effects on pain, anxiety.

As a result of the review of the researches, it was concluded that psychosocial psychosocial problems in hospitalization, preoperative care hospital clowns providing support had positive effects on the children and as a result, blood collection The integration of clowns, which are not encountered in the units, into the units and their impact on children will be evaluated.