Therapeutic Play as a Clinical Nursing Intervention

Therapeutic Play as a Clinical Nursing Intervention

Therapeutic play is a nursing intervention that is defined as the Directive and purposeful use of toys as well as other materials to help children in communicating their knowledge and perception of their world and also assist in gaining mastery of their environment (Medical Dictionary 2015). According to PTI (2015a), therapeutic play is a discipline that is well established and based upon several psychological theories, and research indicates that it is effective. During therapeutic play, a safe, caring and confidential environment is created that allows the child to play with minimum limits as possible but also with many that are necessary for emotional and physical safety.…