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Preventing Painful IV Sticks in Children Program Introduction One of the important clinician's responsibilities is to relief pain from patients. Currently, most of the children experience IV stick pains (Fishman, 2004). The pain experienced by children can result in IV sticks phobia. The clinicians should find means to manage IV sticks pain in children in order to prevent stick’s phobia. According to Fishman (2004) in the world, stick pain is the main cause of medical pain. The most affected group is children at age 3 to 10 years. Children who experience pain during treatment leave the hospital traumatized and even end up being uncomfortable while at home. The aim of this paper is to present a program called “Child IV Stick Pain Eliminator” which will work to prevent painful IV sticks in children.

Purpose of the Program The program's primary aim is to prevent IV sticks pain in children. According to Fisherman (2004) 80 % of the children attending hospital for treatment fear sticks, and this can results to lifetime IV sticks phobia. The program also aims to prevent the pain and make sure clinicians do not cause pain to children. Through prevention of the pain to children aged 3 to 10 years, the program will ensure that children receive the best treatment and develop a healthy attitude towards medical care. The program will also help clinicians who provide services in the hospital to advance in service delivery, because they will get new ideas on how to prevent IV stick pain in children (Kowalski and Rosdahl, 2008). The program will establish natural pain relief to children receiving IV sticks. Natural pain relief decreases sharp pain transmitted by nerves (Kowalski and Rosdahl, 2008). The program will also help the clinician to prevent IV stick pain through medical pain relief. The program will enable clinicians to use medicines that stop information flow in order to relief children from IV stick pain. The program will also establish the use of devices like Buzzy to prevent pain. One of the appropriate devices used to block pain that families and patients can use is Buzzy. The Buzzy technology combines the vibration of low amplitude and a reusable unique ice part to stimulate C fibres and A-Beta, blocking a-delta nerve that transmit itching, sharp pain and burning (Myers and Gulanick, 2011). The program aims in making sure that children aged between 3 to 10 years do not develop psychological problem. At 3 years, children can avoid or hate being taken to hospital due to stick pains, and this program will ensure that children do not suffer pain while receiving treatment. As a result, children will like hospital and enjoy receiving treatment. In general, this program will help in the prevention of pain from IV sticks in children and relief children from psychological and physical harm brought about by IV stick pains (Fishman, 2004). Target Population The program is working to prevent IV sticks pain among children. Due to this, the main program's target population is medical practitioners; children aged 3 to 10 years, and parents or guardian. The program will ensure that clinicians have a piece of knowledge on how to prevent IV sticks pain in children. Campaign rallies will be established to ensure that parents are aware of the effects of the IV stick pains and how to ensure their children do not experience pain while receiving treatment. Children are targeted as they will be saved from IV stick pains. The program also targets medical schools because medical students should receive knowledge on how to prevent IV stick pain in children. The program will seek to help medical schools to provide a curriculum that handle IV stick pain prevention, side effects of stick pains and psychological treatment of children experiencing IV stick phobia (Fishman, 2004). Benefits of the Program The program will be beneficial to clinicians, parents, children and the community at large. Pain experienced as a result of IV sticks in children can result to long term consequences and negative memory with distress during subsequent procedures. It can also make the patient experience great pain and anxiety during future procedures (Myers and Gulanick, 2011). The program will ensure that children do not experience pain hence saving them from developing negative memory, anxiety and fear in future treatments. The program will make sure that children do not receive pain and prevent future expectation of pain from IV sticks. A potential long-term outcome for IV stick pain can be the developments of IV stick phobia. In medical treatment, the expectation of pain by patients is equal to the intensity of pain they receive during the procedure (Fishman, 2004). The program will make sure that children do not experience pain and avoid development of IV stick phobia among children. Cost or Budget Justification The program is cost effective because the money needed will be used to improve medical care among children (Fishman, 2004). In turn, more children will seek medical care leading to a huge return on investment. The budget will be covering transport, wages, materials and miscellaneous activities. Transport will be required for movement during campaigns and other official movements from one location to another. Officials to contact campaigns will also require wages, food, and allowances. Materials used to prevent pain like Buzzy will also be purchased. For effectiveness, the program requires a total of $ 10,000, in which transport will take $ 3000, materials $ 4000, wages $ 2500 and others $ 500. The table below represents the set budget (Kowalski and Rosdahl, 2008).

Item 	Cost in Dollars Transport 	3,000 Materials 	4,000 Wages 	2,500 Others 	500 Total 	10,000

Basis of Program Evaluation The program will be based on application of technology, natural method and psychological factors to prevent IV stick pain in children (Fishman, 2004). The program will also work in respect to medical department requirements. The program will observe the countries or states medical laws and medical ethics. Clinicians will be able to save children from IV sticks pain at the end. Stemwa (talk) 06:42, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

References Fishman M. C. (2004). Medicine. New York: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers. Kowalski R. M. and Rosdahl C. B. (2008). Textbook of Basic Nursing. New York: 	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers. Myers J. L. and Gulanick M. (2011). Nursing Care Plans: Diagnosis, Intervention, and 	Outcomes. Missouri: Elsevier Health Science.