The Road to Pediatric Surgical Nursing Ellen A. O Donnell RN, MSN, CPNP-PC APSNA s 23rd Annual Scientific Conference Phoenix, Arizona May 2014 Disclosures I have no commercial relations relevant to the topics presented, no conflicts of interest, and do not endorse any particular commercial product. Accreditation Statement APSNA is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by NAPNAP. The NAPNAP contact hours is accepted by ANCC. Objectives 1. Describe the history of nursing and how the role has evolved over the years 2. Discuss perspective & offer insight from 2 nursing colleagues each with over 4 decades of pediatric surgical nursing 3. Discuss APSNA s role in the future of pediatric surgical nursing 1
History of Hospitals for Children By the 1860 s US special hospitals for children were becoming increasing necessary since many of the newly founded general hospitals refused to admits children Indigent or Abandoned children- some that so happened to be ill 1. sickness represented poverty 2. moral & spiritual guidance, food and clothing- rise above their conditions 3. some hospitalized for months receiving food and fresh air only 4. exposure to the wealthy Trustees 5. parents NOT encouraged to see children Medical Specialties Forming 1864-1880 medical specialties were forming surgery was one 1900 every state defined practice of medicine specialist began to have appointments at teaching hospitals Abraham Jacobi - considered the Founder of Modern Pediatrics Pediatricians should concern themselves with child health and well-being To become involved in infant feeding, child hygiene and disease prevention Americanize immigrants : look at disease prevention in healthy children and not just specific disease, education of parents on child rearing and social activism for children s rights Founding of Pediatric Organizations 1880 section of the Diseases of Children in the American Medical Association 1888 The American Pediatric Society 2
Surgical History 1914 Boston Children s Hospital Milk for Children History can be defined in many ways: a systemic account of the origin and progress of science history never looks like history while you are living through it for pediatric surgeons it is the past that is significant not the present N. A. Myers History of pediatric surgery, Pediatr Surg Int (1997) 12:79-80 Germ Theory:1870-1880 Robert Koch, Louis Pasteur & Joseph Lister What causes diseases- typhoid, leprosy, malaria, TB, cholera, diphtheria & other conditions were identified These illnesses were no longer specific to the poor and indigent Reshaped pediatric nursing and medical care Historical Perspectives in Medicine 1846 William Morton 1 st to use ether 1868 Clinical thermometer invented 1896 Wilhelm Rontgen discovered x-rays 1928 Iron Lung 1949 1 st mechanical ventilator 1942 Penicillin invented 1975 CT Scan invented 3
Forefathers of Pediatric Surgery Dr. William Ladd (1880-1969) treated many children with severe burns 1927 dedicated to pediatric surgery Dr. Robert Gross (1905-1988) Dr. Ladd s student 1 st divided PDA in a child Maria Dresser, designated scrub nurse Dr. Mark Ravitch (1910-1989) only non-cardiac children s surgeon in the Johns Hopkins Hospital Head of the Department of Pediatric Surgery University of Chicago; professor of surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and then University of Pittsburgh 1949 1 st pectus -expert on the correction of chest-wall deformities It is a great field! But there may be no future for the specialty. Early Pediatric Surgery 1941 Abdominal Surgery of Infancy and Children, published by Ladd & Gross Became the Bible of the budding pediatric surgical specialty 1966 Surgical Section of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Pediatric Surgery Training Program Committee 4
Charles Everett Koop (1916-2013) American pediatric surgeon 13th Surgeon General of the United States (1982 to 1989) First Children s Hospitals 1855 Children s Hospital of Philadelphia -CHOP 1869 Boston Children s Hospital Tension between child s social welfare and medical missions became apparent Advancement to surgical gloves & sterilization of equipment Anesthesia made pediatric surgery safer Hospitals became medically oriented Childrens Hospitals : Mission Noticeable in the community Pride with social welfare mission Pediatrics evolve into a specialty of medicine and nursing J&J Campaign for Nursing s Future 5
Boston Children s Hospital Then. Now Pediatric Surgical Leaders: Boston Children s Hospital Dr. Moses Judah Folkman Father of Angiogenesis Theory Dr. W. Hardy Hendren III Emeritus Chief of Surgery Dr. Robert C. Shamberger Chief, Department of Surgery Definitions Nursing comes from the Latin word to nourish or to cherish Patient comes from the Latin word to suffer or to bear Nursing is: Caring & helping An art and a science Client centered Holistic Focused on health promotion, maintenance and restoration (excerpt CNA 1987) 6
Historical Perspectives in Nursing Ancient civilizations women were responsible for nurturing, nourishing and providing care to children and ill family members. By the 16th century, nurses were known as persons who wait upon or tend to the sick. 17 th century male nurses were first documented in practicing primitive nursing 19th century that the definition of nursing was broadened to include those trained to tend to the sick and carry out duties under the direction of a physician Founder of Modern Nursing 1859 Notes on Nursing : "It is the real test of a nurse whether she can nurse a sick infant 1860 Nightingale Training School for nurses in London to standardize care of patients Nurses worked on the wards usually unsupervised for 12 hours a day 6 days a week 50 weeks a year! Special personality of the nurse needed to care for children Improved sanitary conditions and reducing mortality rates during the Crimean War Nurses Throughout the Years 1802-1887 -Dorothea Dix not too young, not too pretty, and of strict moral character 1818-1882- Mary Todd Lincoln 1820-1910-Florence Nightingale made rounds at night Lady of the Lamp 1862 began training nurses in England stressed good food, clean air and sanitation 1821-1912- Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross 1845-1926 -Mary Eliza Mahoney first Black Nurse to complete training (1879) inducted into both the Nursing Hall of Fame and the National Women's Hall of Fame 1879-1966 -Margaret Sanger Mary Eliza Mahoney 1897-1966 Virginia Henderson 7
Linda Richards Professional Nursing Linda Richards 1 st graduate of a nurse training school in 1873 pioneer of nursing education @ Massachusetts General Hospital Chief Nurse and Director of the MGH Training School for Nurses 1874-1876 Bess Lank 1904-2001 1935-1969 pioneer in new specialty: 1 st pediatric nurse anesthetist Marie Dresser 1 st scrub nurse 35 years Dr. Gross s scrub nurse Marie Dresser Standardization Remember medicine 1900 1920 standard nursing education, curriculum, registration and licensure 8
1923 First Pediatric Nursing Text published 9
What is Nursing Today? Nursing: protection, promotion & optimization of health and abilities prevention of illness and injury alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations. (ANA) What is Surgical Nursing? Surgical nursing specialize in peri-operative care: care provided to surgical patients before, during and after surgery Pediatric Surgical Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities for children of newborn age through young adulthood, before, during, and after surgery or hospitalization, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations. 10
Goggle Search: Pediatric Surgical Nursing American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association www.apsna.org Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient wins an AJN 2013 Book of The Year Award Latest News: 1/15/2014 Member Listserve has moved. Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient www.jblearning.com/catalog/9780763799939 Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient, Third Edition includes information on pre- and post-operative care, minimally invasive surgery, innovative therapies... Amazon.com: Nursing Care Of The Pediatric Surgical Patient... www.amazon.com Education & Reference Schools & Teaching By Nancy Tkacz Browne Hardcover Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle. Learn more STAT!Ref - Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient online.statref.com/titleinfo/fxid-427.html This is the first book to address all aspects of pediatric general surgery from a nursing perspective appropriate for nurses in pediatric surgery departments... How to Nurse a Pediatric Surgical Patient ehow www.ehow.com Health Surgeries & Operations Surgeries How to Nurse a Pediatric Surgical Patient. When your child has surgery, he is closely monitored and treated by a highly skilled staff of medical professionals. When... Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient - Google Books books.google.com Medical Nursing General The book packages all aspects of the pediatric surgical nurse's job into one comprehensive reference, including pre- and post-operative care, minimally invasive... Surgical Care in Pediatrics - Medscape www.medscape.org/viewarticle/575648 Three sessions presented at the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) conference centered on the special needs of the pediatric surgical patient. Journal of Pediatric Surgical Nursing - LWW Journals... journals.lww.com/journalofpediatricsurgicalnursing/pages/default.aspx Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient, Third Edition by Nancy Tkacz Browne, Laura M. Flanigan, Carmel A. McComiskey, and Pam Pieper was awarded second Common Pediatric Surgical Conditions Congenital Anomalies: lymphangioma, EA/ TEF, pyloric stenosis, intestinal atresia, meconium plugs, Hirschsprung s disease, anorectal malformations, abdominal wall defects, vascular anomalies, chest wall deformities, childhood tumors Acquired conditions: appendicitis, NEC, bowel obstructions, trauma related injuries, IBD, short bowel syndrome, tumors, intestinal and complex wounds American Pediatric Surgical Organizations 1970 APSA Founded 1991 APSNA Founded 11
Nursing Care of the Pediatric Surgical Patient 1 st Edition (2000): Barbara V. Wise Chris McKenna Gail Garvin Bethany J. Harmon 2 nd (2007) & 3 rd Edition (2013): Nancy Tkacz Browne Laura M. Flanigan Carmel A. McComiskey Pam Pieper Interview: Anne Nelson RN 1952 graduated Boston Children s School of Nursing Roles- private duty, numerous leadership roles within the hospital, served with Project Hope on the ship SS Hope Preceptor, mentor and friend Bedside nurse- real nurse BCH 1952 School of Nursing Insight and Reflections Caring most importantly- hands on Mentality change over time Nursing as a profession Partnering with parents Mutual respect Change in physician/surgeon/nurse relationship Technology good and bad taking nurses more and more away from the bedside 12
Interview: Jo Ann Rosen RN 1971 graduated nursing school 43 years as an pediatric OR nurse @ BCH Why she chose OR nursing: teamwork Criteria and requirements need to be an OR nurse Tools/surgical instruments needed Changes: 8-12 OR s now 25 with 2 procedure rooms Clinical Cases different Staffing model Service oriented Insight and Reflections Efficiency/turnover Computer Sale representatives in OR Robotic surgery Waiting area for families Parents Cultures Future of the OR Always be a team: surgeon, anesthesia and nursing, OR Tech s Technology- good and bad Efficiency Good patient care Patient safety Working with less- not replacing staff Equipment cheaper- lean How the future of the OR surgical nurse will be developed 13
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Equipment Sterilization Reflections on why we each chose nursing? Pediatric surgical nursing- what does it mean to me and you? Numerous roles in pediatric surgical nursing Pediatric nursing education- variety of paths Mentoring Precepting 15
The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health In October 2010, The Institute of Medicine released its report: The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health. The report s 4 key messages include: 1. Nurses should practice to the full extent of their education, and training. 2. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression. 3. Nurses should be full partners, with physicians and other health care professionals, in redesigning health care in the United States. 4. Effective health care workforce planning and policy making require better data collection and an improved information infrastructure. Collaboration NAPNAP Nursing Organizations Alliance (NOA) Institute of Pediatric Nursing (IPN) Nursing school education APSNA Haven t we come a long way? Imagine what the future will hold? Each one of us has a part in influencing the next generation of nursing. Thoughts for our future: What can you do as a member? What can we do as an organization? Challenge us and you as a individual 16
Thank You! Thank you to all the patients and their families if they were someone I met once or have known all their lives.it s a privilege to have cared for them References Boston Children's Hospital Archives, Boston, Massachusetts. Clatworthy, H. (1999). Ladd s vision. Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 34(5), Suppl 1, 32-37. Hendren, WH (1998). Pioneers and modern ideas. Pediatric surgery. Pediatrics, 102, 275-277 Institute of Medicine. (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Retrieved May 2014 from http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12956&page=r1 Meyers, N.A. (1997) History of pediatric surgery: Editorial comment. Pediatric Surgery International, 12, 79-80. 17