In order to be able to support children the nurses must become acquainted with them, and this should be performed in a considerate way. When the nurses acquaint themselves with the children, the former assess how children feel and how they experience the situation and this is relevant for how smoothly the NRMP goes: Very sick actually, and very sad, and his general state of health was not good at all … so he prolongs the whole process. Children who need to experience repeated NRMPs often become accustomed to them. However, if this is not the case, the procedure becomes even more difficult over time:
He does not want to have it, but he's got to … It is not easy for a small boy; he's had to put up with a needle stick once a week and it hurts … I think it's become worse over the years.