Chief Nursing Officer for Wales SHOWCASE Conference 2010
LIGHTING THE LAMP IN WALES

The Cardiff Experience Developing the Clinical Skills Curriculum in Undergraduate Children's Nursing

Jane Davies, Lecturer and Professional Head (Children and Young Peoples Nursing), School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University
Dave Clarke, Lecturer and Programme Manager, School of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Cardiff University

We were awarded a WAG sponsored Florence Nightingale Travel Scholarship in 2002, with the aim of investigating the clinical skills curriculum for children's nurses in Australia. The findings of this study have subsequently influenced the last nine years of our professional lives and have influenced the clinical skills curriculum in the undergraduate Child Branch Programme at Cardiff. We are one of few universities to have developed a purpose built children's clinical skills laboratory, our currently simulates a bay in a children's ward. Our presentation will explore the developments that have been directly influenced by the award of our scholarship, the most current development being a joint simulation with our colleagues in Occupational Therapy, our first step towards inter-discliplinary simulation in our curriculum. Our work has been published widely and we have contributed to a children's clinical skills book in its third edition.

Clinical Leadership Development in Australia and USA

Nicola Ryley, Head of Nursing, Surgery & Dental Service Groups

This presentation reviews the findings of a study, arising from a Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarship, of three nurse leadership Programmes - in Australia and the USA. It examines the outcomes for individual and team development, the factors affecting sustainability and spread throughout organisations and the potential for influencing patient care.

Comparing and Contrasting Pain Management Practices, Education and Research in two Australian Centres

Susan Mogford, Lead Nurse Pain Management Service, University Hospitals of Wales and Llandough

The aim of this study was to determine how the Pain Management Service at the University Hospitals of Wales and Llandough performs against two centres in Australia that have high international profiles.

Practice was compared and contrasted under the following headings which facilitated a structured and systematic approach:
Organisation of Resources
Clinical Services delivered
Education/training (of the team and undergraduate/postgraduate education delivered)
Risk Management Strategies employed
Research/Audit activity
Patient involvement, information and satisfaction
As the newly appointed Lead Nurse this provided a valuable opportunity to compare and contrast our service provision against these centres. This in turn enabled a review and innovation process.

Crisis in the Caribbean

Diana De, Senior Lecturer Adult Nursing, University of Glamorgan. Florence Nightingale Travel Scholar 2005

In the UK and USA, sickle cell ‘crisis’ remains the main reason for emergency admission, but this also often means, lengthy periods spent as a hospital in-patient. In Jamaica and Cuba though, these same painful episodes seem to be managed successfully using a day-centre approach. Cross-cultural comparisons will be presented.

Injecting Rooms - A Harm Reduction Step too Far?

Jill Timmins

The workshop will share the findings of a travel scholarship, undertaken in 2005, which examined the development of the first medically supervised injecting centre in Sydney. Discussion will examine the centres history, demonstrate outcomes for individuals and the wider community and discuss the transferability of such centres to the UK.

Single Room Design - Benefits, Risks, Impact

Carole Crocker, Florence Nightingale Travel Scholar

Evidence shows that single room design embraces a private, therapeutic environment that is patient and family centred. The presentation shares experiences from visits as a Florence Nightingale Scholar to hospitals in the UK and USA. The visits challenged the design, room layouts, planning considerations and experience from users.

Supporting Families, Experience of Mental Health Family Support Networks in Melbourne, Australia

Lynne Roberts, Consultant Nurse, Cwm Taf Health Board

Family Intervention and Support in the mental health setting is recognised as an important contributing factor in the overall recovery of people with severe and enduring mental health needs. This study compares and contrasts the supportive frameworks developed across clinical practice in North Cwm Taf Health Board and Melbourne, Australia.

Standardised Assessment for People with Complex Needs - How does Nursing Fit?

Carolyn Wallace, Principal Lecturer, Department of Care Sciences, University of Glamorgan

This study of standardised assessment frameworks and the nursing context included visits to the UK and Italy in 2007. It discusses nursing assessment and how we share information with others. It recommended sound leadership which clearly identifies the role of the nurse in this struggling world of sharing assessment information.

Angels & Demons

Steve Maddern

How the Florence Nightingale Foundation has helped in developing nurses through research and travel scholarships, and changed the image of nursing from the days when they were considered ‘angels’ by the general public.

An international study to examine how Universities are addressing the challenge of measuring

Kath Williams

This study abroad consisted of visits to Denmark, United States and Canada to explore the role of universities in monitoring and teaching competencies in practice. The travel scholarship has been a fantastic opportunity helping to gain insight into other ways of doing things, by sharing experiences of nurse education with other nurse educators internationally. We all strive to achieve nurses who are fit for practice, just as Florence Nightingale once did.