Barton S J
College of Nursing and Clinical Nurse Researcher, University of Kentucky Children's Hospital, Lexington, USA.
Pediatr Nurs. 1999 Jan-Feb;25(1):57-9.
There has been a tremendous increase in the need for foster families since the 1980s largely because of the effects of drug abuse on the child and the biological family. As many as 500,000 children are currently living with foster families. Many children living with foster families were exposed to drugs before birth. Even those not exposed before birth demonstrate the effects of having lived with drug-abusing family members. Family life for these children is very often chaotic and unpredictable. There are increased health care needs for foster children due to drug-exposure and neglect. Yet, research suggests that the health care needs of foster children are often neglected. Foster families report that their concerns and needs are, frequently, neither recognized nor addressed by health professionals. Pediatric nurses can improve health care by increasing their awareness of the special needs of foster families and foster children.
自20世纪80年代以来,对寄养家庭的需求急剧增加,这主要是由于药物滥用对儿童及其原生家庭造成的影响。目前有多达50万名儿童与寄养家庭生活在一起。许多与寄养家庭生活的儿童在出生前就接触过毒品。即使是那些出生前未接触过毒品的儿童,也表现出与吸毒家庭成员生活在一起的影响。这些儿童的家庭生活往往混乱且不可预测。由于接触毒品和受到忽视,寄养儿童的医疗保健需求增加。然而,研究表明,寄养儿童的医疗保健需求往往被忽视。寄养家庭报告称,他们的担忧和需求常常未得到健康专业人员的认可和解决。儿科护士可以通过提高对寄养家庭和寄养儿童特殊需求的认识来改善医疗保健。