Children who require long-term ventilation: staff education and training

Children who live with conditions that were previously considered incompatible with long-term survival are often highly dependent on medical technology, interventions and equipment. This includes an increasing number of children who require long-term assisted ventilation. It is generally accepted th...

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Published in:Intensive & critical care nursing 2004-04, Vol.20 (2), p.93-102
Main Author: Hewitt-Taylor, Jaqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Child
Children
Children & youth
Clinical Competence - standards
Community Health Nursing - education
Community Health Nursing - methods
Critical Care - methods
Curriculum
Education
Education and training
Education, Nursing, Continuing - organization & administration
Families & family life
Family - psychology
Home Care Services
Hospitals
Humans
Inservice Training - organization & administration
Intensive care
Long term
Long-Term Care - methods
Long-term ventilation
Medical technology
Needs Assessment
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing care
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Staff - education
Nursing Staff - psychology
Pediatric Nursing - education
Pediatric Nursing - methods
Pilot Projects
Respiration, Artificial - nursing
Social Support
Staff
Surveys and Questionnaires
Training
United Kingdom
Ventilation
Ventilators
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Summary:Children who live with conditions that were previously considered incompatible with long-term survival are often highly dependent on medical technology, interventions and equipment. This includes an increasing number of children who require long-term assisted ventilation. It is generally accepted that the social, psychological, emotional and developmental needs of children are best met at home, rather than in a hospital environment, and this applies equally to children who have long-term health problems. However, one of the many factors that can impede the discharge from hospital of children requiring long-term assisted ventilation is a lack of staff who can provide care and support for them and their families. Increasing the number of staff who are able to provide such support may therefore assist in improving the provision of appropriate care for this group. This paper reports on a study of the perceived education and training needs of staff who care for children with complex needs, including assisted ventilation, and their families.
ISSN:0964-3397
1532-4036
DOI:10.1016/j.iccn.2003.09.002