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    Case Study On Embracing Diversity: Sarah and The "Pump"

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    This case study examines Sarah, a child patient with diabetes, and her transition from self-administered insulin shots to an insulin pump. Sarah's mother is concerned for her wellbeing, while Sarah wants to go back to shots due to developing phobias. The summary emphasizes that developing understanding of both Sarah and her mother's perspectives is important. It also stresses the need for counseling and open communication to help Sarah's mother acknowledge Sarah's needs as a patient and lay out treatment options and potential social impacts. This may help Sarah feel more socially accepted and comfortable with her treatment method.

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    Case Study On Embracing Diversity: Sarah and The "Pump"

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    This case study examines Sarah, a child patient with diabetes, and her transition from self-administered insulin shots to an insulin pump. Sarah's mother is concerned for her wellbeing, while Sarah wants to go back to shots due to developing phobias. The summary emphasizes that developing understanding of both Sarah and her mother's perspectives is important. It also stresses the need for counseling and open communication to help Sarah's mother acknowledge Sarah's needs as a patient and lay out treatment options and potential social impacts. This may help Sarah feel more socially accepted and comfortable with her treatment method.

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    This case study examines Sarah, a child patient with diabetes, and her transition from self-administered insulin shots to an insulin pump. Sarah's mother is concerned for her wellbeing, while Sarah wants to go back to shots due to developing phobias. The summary emphasizes that developing understanding of both Sarah and her mother's perspectives is important. It also stresses the need for counseling and open communication to help Sarah's mother acknowledge Sarah's needs as a patient and lay out treatment options and potential social impacts. This may help Sarah feel more socially accepted and comfortable with her treatment method.

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    Case Study On Embracing Diversity: Sarah and The "Pump"

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    Arbaz Mubasher
    This case study examines Sarah, a child patient with diabetes, and her transition from self-administered insulin shots to an insulin pump. Sarah's mother is concerned for her wellbeing, while Sarah wants to go back to shots due to developing phobias. The summary emphasizes that developing understanding of both Sarah and her mother's perspectives is important. It also stresses the need for counseling and open communication to help Sarah's mother acknowledge Sarah's needs as a patient and lay out treatment options and potential social impacts. This may help Sarah feel more socially accepted and comfortable with her treatment method.

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    Running Head: Education 1

    Case Study on Embracing Diversity: Sarah and The “Pump”

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    Education 2

    Case Study on Embracing Diversity: Sarah and The “Pump”

    1. First and foremost, something that is of dire importance is developing a sense of

    understanding. Sarah, being a patient of an illness and fundamentally a child, has her

    concerns that reinforce her to shift back to self-administered shots of insulin. Sarah’s

    mother, being a mother, has her concerns with only her wellbeing at this stage.

    Hence, having an understanding of where both of them are coming from is important

    to pace out Sarah’s transition to a different treatment method. Different studies show

    that children respond best to people who influence them by talking to them and

    setting examples as healthcare communication is a skill most effective [ CITATION

    Mar08 \l 1033 ]. Sarah, being a child, might be currently influenced by her colleagues

    or her acquaintances. It is possible that it is because she has developed some phobic

    conditions which make her want to revert to her old method of treatment. Similarly,

    Sarah’s mother needs to be taken into confidence that maybe the old method of

    treatment might be a better option, keeping in mind the patient’s comfort level. All in

    all, it is important to understand and communicate to both concerned individuals in

    order to smoothen Sarah’s transition to or from different methods of treatment.

    2. Sarah’s mother is someone who influences Sarah’s decision on the methods of

    treatment. However, being a mother and having emotional inclinations, Sarah’s

    mother needs to understand that Sarah is not only her daughter but a patient of an

    illness as well. A patient who is entitled certain comfort levels keeping in mind

    everything they are experiencing. Therefore, it is important for Sarah’s mother to

    acknowledge Sarah as a patient as well. This can be done through counseling and

    communicating. Laying out all different probable outcomes of all the methods of

    dealing with Sarah’s condition can help her understand the concerns she has for her

    and at what point does she have to cater to her social and medical wellbeing and,

    more importantly, how much. For instance, it might be that Sarah has been subjected

    to strict medical practices and rules so much that she has developed a sense of

    longing for the social aspect of her life. It might be that it is that longing that causes

    her to revert back to her old treatment since she attempts to become socially

    acceptable. Therefore, communication is the key to solving the majority of the

    problems.
    Education 3

    References

    Levetown, M. (2008). Communicating With Children and Families: From Everyday Interactions
    to Skill in Conveying Distressing Information

    Pediatrics. 121. e1441-60. 10.1542/peds.2008-0565.

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