28th International Conference on Pediatric Nursing and Healthcare September 04-05, 2017 Edinburgh, Scotland

Biography:

Giselle Melendez is a Nurse Leader at Memorial Sloan Kettering for the Inpatient Pediatric Unit, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, and the Pediatric Urgent Care Center. She holds Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and Master of Science degree in Nursing Education at Molloy College. She received a Doctorate of Education in Nurse Executive and Leadership at Columbia University. Her expertise has been in Pediatrics for the past 13 years. She has been in Nursing Leadership for the past 8 years. She treats thousands of pediatric patients each year.

Abstract:

At Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), the pediatric oncology nursing experience begins when a parent enters our doors from around the world hoping to find a cure for their child’s cancer. The department of pediatrics consists of four major areas, where highly trained pediatric oncology nurses deliver care to our patients. The pediatric day hospital sees patients for clinic appointments, lab draws, chemotherapy treatments, bone marrow aspirates and lumbar punctures among other cancer treatments. Our bedside treatment nurses are involved with the infusion of 3F8 for neuroblastoma. This treatment was developed at MSK by a physician who treats patients with neuroblastoma.  The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) is a 5-bed unit that opened three years ago. Prior to the opening of the MSK PICU, patients requiring intensive care treatment were transferred to a different hospital. With the opening of the MSK PICU, our patients requiring intensive care remain under our roof. Nurses working in the MSK PICU are trained as critical care oncology nurses. One unique treatment these nurses administer/monitor in the MSK PICU is 8H9 used to treat patients with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG).  Nurses working in the inpatient pediatric unit have the opportunity to monitor patients who are receiving CAR-T to treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapsed disease. Our patients have the opportunity to come to a dedicated urgent care center for pediatrics whenever an emergency arises at home. One can find our pediatric nurses in all the places throughout a journey through Memorial Sloan Kettering. This presentation highlights the world of pediatric oncology nursing at MSK and three treatments that require unique pediatric oncology nursing care.

Biography:

Tiffany Gwartney is a full time Assistant Professor, part time Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP), and Researcher. She completed her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Vanderbilt University in 2015.  In addition to her neonatal clinical practice, she has been an Assistant Professor at University of South Florida College of Nursing since May, 2015.  Her research interests include “Education, neonatal diabetes, role transition for novice NNPs, simulation and the management of high-risk newborns in the delivery room”. Her doctoral scholarly project was titled “Designing a cyclical continuing education program with simulated neonatal resuscitation skills practice for neonatal nurse practitioners”. She is working towards implementing and publishing her scholarly work in hopes that other neonatal intensive care units (NICU) will adopt similar practices for regular resuscitation skill practice programs.

 

Abstract:

Statement of the Problem: Maintaining proficient resuscitation skills is critically important for all healthcare providers. In October 2015, the Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care of the Neonate were released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), recommending that providers engage in simulated training more frequently than the current biennial interval.  These foundational guidelines for the AAP’s 7^th edition of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) were released in May, 2016, with an anticipated effective date of January 1, 2017.  The project purpose was to design a continuing education program for routine, deliberate, simulated practice of resuscitation skills including endotracheal intubation, umbilical line insertion, and thoracostomy for Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NNP) at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (JHACH), located in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: The project design was intervention development using educational modules grounded in current evidence.  The participants were selected using convenience sampling from NNPs currently employed at JHACH.  The data, collected via examining current literature, reviewing procedural protocols, and seeking expert consultation, resulted in various products or outcomes including equipment lists, budgetary considerations, and educational module content.

Findings: The data, collected via examining current literature, reviewing procedural protocols, and seeking expert consultation, resulted in various products or outcomes including equipment lists, budgetary considerations, and educational module content.

Conclusion & Significance: The project result was a completed educational program scheduled for implementation on November 18, 2016.

Biography:

Claudia Pagliari is a Researcher and Lecturer at University of Edinburgh, specializing in “digital health innovations and global eHealth”. She has published various papers on mobile health for maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health as well as digital futures in patient-centered care.

Abstract:

The role of the nurse is changing over time and varies across contexts and cultures. As we move into an era of always-near, always-on digital technologies the role and skills of nurses are set to transform in ways that are both anticipated and unexpected. In this keynote speech, author will examine future scenarios of digitally-augmented pediatric nursing, drawing on innovations that are already being integrated into work practices and what may be around the corner. Using examples from both high and low income countries, she will examine the potential for mutual learning, innovation transfer and skills augmentation which may improve the efficiency, effectiveness, affordability, accessibility, integration, honesty and empathy of healthcare.