My Elective Presentation

By Emily Mitchell

(Children’s Nurse)

Aims and objectives for my Elective.

• Improve knowledge and skills when working with premature babies and the complications that present themselves at birth.

• To have an opportunity to work with families in an intensive care setting.

• Become more familiar with working in a multidisciplinary team.

• To gain more experience with babies on long term and short term ventilation.

My Role

• What was it ?

• Did I feel comfortable?

• Did I feel uncomfortable?

Unit lay out

• Intensive care - 6 cot spaces

• High Dependency - 6 cot spaces

• Special Care - 8 cot spaces

Conclusion

• Communication skills

• Team working

• Family Centered care

• Airway management

• Drug calculations

Thank you for listening.

Any questions ?