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 Patient Care Team
Our physicians and pediatric staff work as a highly trained and skilled team
providing exceptional and compassionate pediatric care to our community. Our
professional nursing staff has an average of 15+ years of experience.
Hospitalization can be a stressful time for you and your family; we hope the
following information will make it easier for you to concentrate on your
child’s care. If there are any concerns at any time, please ask to talk to
the Nurse Team Leader, Unit Manager or the House Manager. Model of
Care: Family-Centered Care
We value a true partnership where family members and professionals are
collaborative partners of the child’s care team in the pursuit of being
responsive to the priorities and needs of families.  Preparing for your
hospital stay & admission
You may want to bring a favorite blanket or toy. Your child will be assigned
to a room based on diagnosis, age and gender. In the event you are moved to
another room, please understand that we are looking out for all of our
children and may need to move patients as new admissions arrive to ensure
high standards of care.
Security / Visitor Guidelines
We believe that the parents and the hospital staff are partners in providing
a safe, secure and comfortable environment. The Pediatric unit is a secured
unit with multiple levels of security. Our visitor guidelines are supportive
of family-centered care. We encourage one adult family member to stay with
the child overnight. We ask that you limit the number of visitors to 1-3 at
a time. Visitors may wait in the solarium located thru the north double
doors. Visiting hours are 8 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. for everyone except parents.
 Parents Partnering with Nursing Staff
Your child’s care is important to us. Parental participation in care is
highly valued, as you know your child the best. We encourage you to:
- Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially before leaving
your child’s room.
- We ask that all visitors wash their hands with soap and water or hand
gel available in each room.
- Get an accurate intake and output to assess your child’s hydration
status by saving all diapers and urine via a urinal or “hat” container in
the toilet for the nurse to weigh or measure.
- Please be aware of how much your child is drinking. Your nurse will
ask you for the amounts of fluid.
- Please make sure that your child wears his or her identification
bracelet at all times.
- Children under the age of 2 will also wear an electronic tag as part
of our security system.
- Let us know of any changes or concerns you notice with your child’s
recovery.
Pediatric Unit Services
 Books, movies and Nintendo are available for your child’s use; they
are located in the hallway. We have a limited number of VCRs and you may
be asked to share.- We have age appropriate toys available, just ask your nurse for
them.
- The hospital cafeteria is located on the ground floor. It is open
everyday from 6:30 – 10 a.m. for breakfast, 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. for
lunch and 5 – 7 p.m. for dinner.
- Vending machines are located outside of the cafeteria.
Unit routines
- Pediatric staff wears purple identification badges with
“Authorized Infant/Child Staff”; other staff assigned to the unit will
have an extra badge with their hospital ID that states that they are
“Authorized Infant/Child Staff” – Do not give your child to anyone who
does not have this identification.
- Daily weights and lab draws are done early in the morning so that
your doctor can make any necessary changes to your child’s treatment.
- Safety – side rails on cribs and beds need to be all the way up if
your child is left unattended.
- Please let us know when you are leaving the room to ensure that
your child is safe.
- Please utilize the public restrooms located by the 2nd floor
elevators, unless your nurse tells you that it is OK to use the
patient bathroom.
- If you would like to shower at the hospital, please ask your nurse.
- Most pediatric rooms are not private rooms. Please respect the
privacy and comfort of the other patients.
- Your family has a right to privacy and confidentiality.
Information is given to parents and legally authorized persons.
Friends and relatives who call will only be given a one-word condition
report. We
 encourage friends and relatives to talk to
the parents for information regarding your child.
- To help protect your privacy and that of the other families,
please do not go in to other patient rooms or discuss other patients
with staff.
- We provide Social Services and Spiritual Care.
Discharge
- Please, talk with your nurse to determine when you are planning
to go home.
- Don’t forget your baby’s car seat; it is a Washington State
Law.
- Your nurse will teach you many things to help you to continue to
take good care of your child at home.
- To create a personal health care record for your child that his
or her health care providers can access, visit www.sharedcareplan.org.
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