Pediatric LTC facility

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I work in a Pedi LTC Facility. I didn't see anything about one on the bb. Do any of you work at one? If so, how do you like it?

These are not kids that are institutionalized because of psych issues but children with a physical disability of some type that needs nursing care aorund the clock. Many have trachs and require a ventilator 24 hours per day.

There are usually quite a few near drowning victims that do not wake up, children that survived near-fatal automobile accidents, etc. but still require more care than can be provided at home for them continuously. Children with congenital anomolies that cannot be cared for at home also.

Thank you...I wasn't quite clear how to explain it simply. Very nice job. :)

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I am trying to find some Pediatric Site on the net, or magazines, publications anything that they might have for Pedi Nrsg. Any Ideas?

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
These are not kids that are institutionalized because of psych issues but children with a physical disability of some type that needs nursing care aorund the clock. Many have trachs and require a ventilator 24 hours per day.

There are usually quite a few near drowning victims that do not wake up, children that survived near-fatal automobile accidents, etc. but still require more care than can be provided at home for them continuously. Children with congenital anomolies that cannot be cared for at home also.

We have a facility like this in our area - a wonderfully caring place. This is one of our host clinical facilities and our students learn much. Many of the children are preemies with severe physical residual effects or developmental delays. There are also children with rare congenital conditions such as VADERS or schizencephaly. The more tragic cases are suspected abuse, shaken baby, ALTE, and as Suzanne mentioned near drowning or aspiration with severe brain damage (persistent vegetative state).

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.
I am trying to find some Pediatric Site on the net, or magazines, publications anything that they might have for Pedi Nrsg. Any Ideas?

Cynthia Bissell (who is a nurse) has a whole series of web sites that are extremely informative. I use these as resources in my nursing classroom when I teach pediatrics (just about everytime I look at these sites, it brings tears to my eyes):

http://www.tracheostomy.com/

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/dakota.htm

Here are a few other things I googled:

http://www.howellcenters.org/history.html

http://www.amda.com/clinical/pediatric/

http://www.amda.com/education/annsym2005/peds.htm

http://www.tracheostomy.com/equipment/the_vest2.htm

http://www.amda.com/education/annsym2005/sessions/mod10.htm

http://www.camelotcares.com/

http://www.templejc.edu/dept/ems/Pdf/Clinical%20Rotation/4th%20Pedi%20LTC%20Summary.pdf

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Cynthia Bissell (who is a nurse) has a whole series of web sites that are extremely informative. I use these as resources in my nursing classroom when I teach pediatrics (just about everytime I look at these sites, it brings tears to my eyes):

http://www.tracheostomy.com/

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/dakota.htm

Here are a few other things I googled:

http://www.howellcenters.org/history.html

http://www.amda.com/clinical/pediatric/

http://www.amda.com/education/annsym2005/peds.htm

http://www.tracheostomy.com/equipment/the_vest2.htm

http://www.amda.com/education/annsym2005/sessions/mod10.htm

http://www.camelotcares.com/

http://www.templejc.edu/dept/ems/Pdf/Clinical%20Rotation/4th%20Pedi%20LTC%20Summary.pdf

wow...thank you soooo much. The funny thing is, is that when I was in school I swore and swore I would never work pedi...i hated it...now, it's my first job and i can't get enough of it. I feel like they are my own kids.

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I also work in a LTC facility for peds. I live in southern california and I work for a company in in the san bernandino area. I did not think that I would be able to handle it at first but I have really grown to love all the kids and I dont feel sad all the time because I know that we take really good care of them and most of us that work there try our best to give these kids a loving home. Some of the kids in our facility are wards of the state because of abuse issues so this is the only home that they have ever known. We also have kids with cerebal palsy, near drownings, car accidents, shaken baby syndrome, and many other problems. I know that ther are not many of these facilities around but I think that they are a very rewarding place to work. I think alot of people became nurses to help other people and working here provides that type of atmosphere. You actually have the time to spend with each child not just run around all day because you are so overloaded with pts. I have not experienced the death of a child yet but I am sure that will be very difficult!

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Cynthia Bissell (who is a nurse) has a whole series of web sites that are extremely informative. I use these as resources in my nursing classroom when I teach pediatrics (just about everytime I look at these sites, it brings tears to my eyes):

http://www.tracheostomy.com/

http://www.tracheostomy.com/trachkids/kids2/dakota.htm

Here are a few other things I googled:

http://www.howellcenters.org/history.html

http://www.amda.com/clinical/pediatric/

http://www.amda.com/education/annsym2005/peds.htm

http://www.tracheostomy.com/equipment/the_vest2.htm

http://www.amda.com/education/annsym2005/sessions/mod10.htm

http://www.camelotcares.com/

http://www.templejc.edu/dept/ems/Pdf/Clinical%20Rotation/4th%20Pedi%20LTC%20Summary.pdf

Such wonderful resources! Moderators, is there any way to "sticky" these?

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