STRESS OF HOSPITALIZATION 

Stress refers to the imbalance between the environmental  and societal demands and the child's coping abilities  and resources that puts  them in a state of disequilibrium. The admission process has three-aspects which can be stress full for child and parents.  

1.   The social environment of  the admission setting; 
2.   The physical environment of the hospital unit to which the child is assigned; and 
3.   The nature of  the admitting procedures to which the child is subjected.