No such written policy in Hawaii.

TST:

- Distract child so he will NOT look at the needle or TST procedure

- Have mom (parent) sit the child on her lap

- Mom wraps her leg around the child's legs

- Mom holds child's right shoulder and arm with her right hand/arm

- Mom holds child's left shoulder with her left hand

- Nurse holds child's left arm and administers TST

Medication:

I have attached a couple med administration tips (that have nothing to do with restraints).

We found that mixing crushed meds with simple syrup flavored with Kool-Aid Liquid drops (grape is a favorite of kids) makes them palatable and eliminates the need to restrain a child.

Hello everyone!

 

This questions came out over Western region TB Network from Heidi Behm and didn’t get any traction. Let’s see if anyone here has some advice to share.

 

Questions: Does anyone have a policy about holding or restraining children in order to give medication or place a TST? If yes, please share it with me when possible.

 

Happy week!

 

Lana

 

Lana Kay Tyer, RN MSN

Tuberculosis Nurse Consultant

Office of Communicable Disease Epidemiology

Division of Disease Control & Health Statistics

Washington State Department of Health

Lana.Tyer@doh.wa.gov

206-418-5581 | www.doh.wa.gov

Gender Pronouns: she/her

 

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