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Recent Events
Official Launch of Irish Association
of children's Nursing
By Ms. Emily Logan, First Irish Ombudsman for
Children.
20th April 2004. 3PM to 5PM.
Education Centre,
Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating the National
Children´s Hospital, Tallaght.
Emily Logan, the First Irish Ombudsman for Children officially
launched the Irish Association of children's Nursing.
Ms Logan, a experienced children's nurse herself, has
previously held the positions of Director of Nursing at
the Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating the National
Children's Hospital, Tallaght and Director of Nursing
at Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin. She
was also Directorate Manager at Great Ormond Hospital
for Children in London. Ms Logan was enthusiastic about
the goals of theIACN and encouraged all nurses working
with children to become involved in the Association. Outlining
the strengths of children's nurses, Ms Logan also highlighted
one of the pressing concerns of many present, that the
future of children's nursing education remained restricted
to post graduate level only. She highlighted that the
current inability for students to access an undergraduate
BSc programme in children's Nursing could only negatively
impact on recruitment to this specialist area of care
and consequently, would have detrimental effects for the
nursing care of children in the future. She called on
government officials and all staff present to take steps
to address this issue as a matter of urgency. Ms Logan
went on to wish every success to all involved in the Association.
Dr. Imelda Coyne(RSCN, PHD) was the keynote speaker at
the launch and she spoke about children's nursing in terms
of the where we have come from, present issues and concerns
and the outlook for the future. Quoting from Catherine
Jane Wood 1988, Dr. Coyne also emphasised that 'Sick children
require special nursing and sick children's nurses require
special training' , In concluding her address, Dr. Coyne
reminded us that throughout history, it has been proven
that strength lies in unity. She emphasised that children's
nurses need to make children's nursing stronger. As children's
nurses, she stressed that we need to demonstrate the wealth
of knowledge and skills that underpin children's nursing.
Re-iterating the mission and goals of theIACN, Dr. Coyne
encouraged as many children's nurses to become involved
in the association so that as a unified Group, we can
ensure that our vision for children's nursing in the future
will become a reality.
For Imelda
Coyne presentation click here
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RegionalIACN Meeting, hosted by Waterford Regional
Hospital
1st June, 2004. 2.30PM to 4PM
Boardroom, Waterford Regional Hospital.
The RegionalIACN meeting , hosted by Waterford Regional
Hospital, was a great success. Nurses attended from Waterford
Regional Hospital, St Luke's Hospital - Kilkenny, Wexford
General Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital - Clonmel, Adelaide
& Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's
Hospital, Portlaoise Hospital and Cork Regional Hospital
. Their presence and involvement at this first meeting
in the South East of Ireland was greatly appreciated.
Many present took the opportunity to become new members
of the association.
Maura Connolly opened the meeting by updating the group
present aboutIACN association, its vision and our goals.
The group heard about the recent official launch, website
development and proposed future plans. Suggestions were
discussed on how to go forward with the Association in
order to meet the needs of all its members. Joan Broderick
-CNM2 from the A&E Department, The Children's University
Hospital, Temple Street, Dublin then facilitated the Educational
/ Professional Update component of the meeting. Joan's
presentation on 'Care of the critically ill child on first
presentation to children's Wards / A&E services' was
excellent and very well received. Discussion on proposed
new developments in relation to children's triage processes
and issues related to care of critically ill children
followed.
Over refreshments, members had the opportunity to network
with colleagues from the different children's services
represented and share ideas and developments from their
various areas of care. A visit to the children's Department
also enabled the members, from outside the South Eastern
Health Board, to get an insight into the local facilities
available at Waterford Regional Hospital.
Thanks are extended to the Management of Waterford Regional
Hospital for providing the venue and excellent refreshments
for the meeting.
Pictures taken at theIACN Regional Meeting in Waterford
to follow.
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