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Can RGN's nurse children

Posted in: Paediatric nurses | Specialist nursing areas

31-Mar-2009 10:30 am

diddlyrgn

diddlyrgn

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We are working on a Day Surgery Unit and we have recently started accepting children.
A paediatric nurse is provided from the Childrens ward however the numbers of children on the lists are slowly increasing.We have sometimes as many as nine children on the list and only 1 paediatric nurse.We are not dual registered and we are concerned that we do not have the necessary skills to be safeguarding these children.We would appreciate any advice or thoughts on this matter.Thanks in advance

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chestnut

chestnut

Location: cambridge
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23-Apr-2009 11:59 am

You should have. Most nursing is generic; pain, wound-care etc...it doesnt matter how old they are. The appointed child nurse should be able to give you info specific to caring for children ie obs. You must have learnt some basic stuff in your training ie family centered care and all staff should attend child protection training regardless of branch. I have worked in a recovery where there was one child nurse and obviously she wasnt there all the time. You may just need to gain experience with children to gain confidence.

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ann kirk

ann kirk

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27-Jul-2010 12:31 pm

For your & the patient's safety, you should talk to your senior children's nurse in your Trust or if there isn't one contact Fiona Smith at the RCN.
There are rules about this sort of situation & you need to know that you are doing things the correct way.
Read the reports that have come out over the last few years ie Bristol etc to understand why.

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