Educating on Pediatric End-of-Life Issues Using Simulation

Lindsay, Julie

Monday, 31 October 2011

Julie Lindsay, MSN, RN
School of Nursing, UTMB School of Nursing, Galveston, TX

Learning Objective 1: The learner will be able to explore emotinal and psychosocial responses of parents, siblings, and healthcare professionals to life-threatening pediatric emergencies.

Learning Objective 2: The learner will be able to examine various aspects of support needed by family members and the healhcare team to cope effectively with pediatric losses

Purpose:In 2004, there were over 53,000 pediatric deaths with three-fouths of these occuring in hospitals and 17% of these in emergency departments.There is limited pediatric palliative care education in nursing and medical schools and limited professional education and/or debriefing.The purposeis to promote ongoing education and support for those those healthcare professionals who may encounter an uenxpected pediatric death, with emphaisis on commuication among healthcare professionals and family members. A second purpose is to promote inter-professional team work.

Methods: Lecture on pediatric end of life issues folowed by simulation and role-playing and debriefing with sharing of experiences.

Results:Post lecture/simulation evaluations were highly positive and requests for ongoing pediatric end of life education. This has lead to a debreifing session and an all day pediatric end of life conference.

Conclusions: Healthcare professions have a need and desire for ongoing pediatric end of life ecducation and debrefing.

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