This document discusses the impact of hospitalization on children and their families. It notes that hospitalization can cause physical and psychological stress. It identifies risk factors for more difficult experiences, like difficult temperament or frequent hospitalizations. It then explores the specific stressors hospitalized children face, like separation anxiety, loss of control, and pain from injuries. It also examines the reactions of parents and siblings. The document provides nursing approaches to minimize stress, like allowing parents to room-in, maintaining routines, providing information and support, and properly assessing and treating pain. Overall it covers the challenges of hospitalization and stressors at different developmental stages as well as nursing best practices to support hospitalized children and their families.