A Child’s Hospital Visit: What to Expect
They are better for lying in bed. My nurse is called Kathy. She checks if I’m feeling well today. There’s a funny peg that goes on my finger.
I don’t know how, but it checks how much fresh air is inside me. Kathy then checks my temperature and asks me and my mummy lots of questions. Wow, I’m really tall! And we need to check how heavy I am, too.
Now, this is funny; this special cream helps make my hands go to sleep slowly. I can still play, but my skin goes numb. That means I feel very little where the cream is now. This is a play specialist. She wears a funny top. She has a book with lots of photos in it, and we look at them together to see what is going to happen today. I get to play with the teddy, too, so I can pretend to be the doctor.
I can also play with the teddy, so I can pretend to be the doctor. Teddy can get some medicine to sleep in his blue button, and he has a mask with fresh air before he falls asleep. Next, I meet my doctor. He’ll look after me when I go to sleep later today. Now, this is the best part of the day; there’s so much to do in the playroom! We are on our way to meet my doctors and nurses.
“Are we there yet?” This place is called theatre, but there is no movie to watch. It’s a bit funny. I hop on the bed, but the nurses tell me I can have a cuddle with my mummy if I want.
Everybody is asking lots of questions.
I get some stickers and the same peg on my finger; look what happens when I wiggle it! “Where’re all the carrots? 1… 2… 3… Look, I’ve found all of them!” Oh, there is the blue button the play specialist told me about. This is my sleep medicine and the pilot’s mask.
Hello, Mommy. I’m a little bit tired; I may want to have another nap now. We are back at Oak, back with my bedroom toys. I’m really hungry, so I’m going to have something to eat and drink. Thank you!
After a little rest, I feel good and want to go and play again. Mommy lets me go and play on the computer.
Back in my bed, I have some medicine, then I get to lie down for a while. The nurses tell me that I’m well enough to go home soon. She takes a blue button away, and I get a plaster on my hand to take away with me.
I feel so much better now, so it’s time to go home. Bye bye, everybody!