Expanded Nurse Roles in Paediatric Cardiac Care

Corporate scholarship Presentation II HA Convention 2015

Cheung Chui Kuen

Advanced Practice Nurse

Department of Paediatric Cardiology

Queen Mary Hospital

19 May 2015

Three-week Programme of Observation Royal Brompton Hospital

Programme of observation

Paediatric Cardiac Nursing Team Royal Brompton Hospital

Foetal Cardiac Nurse Specialist

Children’s Cardiac Care Nurse Specialist

Paediatric Electrophysiology Nurse Specialist

Paediatric Inherited Cardiac Conditions Nurse Specialist

Simulated Paediatric Resuscitation Training Team Coordinator

Practice Educator

Ward nurses

Quality Improvement coordinator

Clinical Practice Guidelines coordinator

Foetal Cardiology Clinic St. George’s Hospital

St. George’s Hospital

Foetal Cardiac Nurse Specialist

Provide information & support

Empower in decision making

Act as a liaison person

Maintain contact with GPs,

midwives & other professionals

Children’s Outpatients Clinic

Fulham Wing Royal Brompton Hospital

Colchester Outpatients Congenital Cardiac Care Clinic

Children’s Cardiac Care Nurse Specialist

Give advice & support from time

of diagnosis to discharge

Take services beyond the hospital

Attend peripheral clinics

Work closely with school nurses

& health visitors

Provide transitional care

Paediatric Electrophysiology Nurse Specialist

Non-medical prescribing at nurse-led (SVT) clinic

British Journal of Cardiac Nursing Volume 6 (12), 612-613, 2011

Paediatric Electrophysiology Nurse Specialist

Provide information & education on arrhythmias

Support & counselling

Provide education to local hospitals & schools

Work closely with Paediatric Inherited Cardiac Conditions Nurse Specialists

Paediatric Inherited Cardiac Conditions Nurse Specialist

Work in Cardiomyopathy & Inherited Arrhythmias clinics

Help in clinical screening for other family members

Give support, advice and education on lifestyle adjustment

Participate in research

Simulated Paediatric Resuscitation Team Training

Find more information on : www.sprintsimulation.co.uk

SPRinT Coordinator

Simulated Paediatric Resuscitation Team Training

Run regularly at least 3 times a month

Audit of human factors & crisis resource management

during resuscitation

Practice Educator

Orientation & mentorship

Clinical support & advice

Nursing teaching session

Quality improvement & clinical practice guidelines

Quality Improvement Coordinator

Productive Ward – Releasing Time to Care Programme

Quality Improvement Coordinator

Medication Safety Project

Clinical Practice Guidelines Coordinator

Participate in Nursing Education

The Way Forward

Nurse roles in paediatric cardiac care in Hong Kong

Health promotion & health counselling

Transitional care

Nurse-led clinic at the Hong Kong Children’s Hospital

Policy support

Appropriate educational preparation

Thank You