You are a pediatric nurse working in a cardiology office that specializes in caring for children diagnosed with a congenital heart defect. One of your roles is to determine the level of understanding a parent has regarding their child's condition. The parents of the child you are caring for is not able to verbalize, using a standard anatomical 2D picture of a heart how the defect impacts blood flow. You remember a image on the Children's Heart Institute website imagining the child's heart as a house and the defect is impacting a part of the house (wall, door, hallway, plumbing) and pull up the website to assist in explaining the defect in a way the parent can understand. 1. Choose a CHD in your readings and on the website and state your choice 2. Using the heart house, expand on the information found in the Children's Heart Institute. 3. Narrate how you would talk to the parent using terms of the heart as a house: a. Location of the defect(s) b. Type of problem (door not fully closing, hole in a wall, narrow hallway, etc) c. Explain the blood flow as a result of the defect. d. Explain why the child has symptoms due to the blood flow. e. Explain how treatment will impact the blood flow and improve symptoms f. Optional-upload any drawings that may help assist in understanding the defect as a problem with the house 4. How would you evaluate if your teaching explaining the heart as a house was effective?

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