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Unit Profile
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Unit name |
Ward 9 Pediatrics |
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Patient population |
Age 0 to 14 years
Mixed gender
with specialized care for haematology, immunology, GI and Hepatobilliary |
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Hours of operation |
24 hours/ 7 days per week |
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Number of beds |
25 |
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Occupancy Rate |
99% |
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Staff categories |
Registered Nurse
Patient Educator
Unit Assistant
Patient Care Technician |
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Primary patient diagnoses |
- Haematology conditions – Sickle Cell Anaemia, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia, Thallassaemia, Haemophilia, Glanzman Disease.
- Immunology – Severe combined immuno deficiency syndrome, hypo gamma globulinaemia, hyper IGE syndrome, HLA deficiency.
- Gastroenterology / Hepatobilliary – Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis, Wilson disease, Criggler Nagger Syndrome, Crohn's disease, Billiary Atresia and post liver transplant, etc.
- Medical conditions include respiratory, neurology, infectious diseases and metabolic cases. Surgical conditions include general-surgery, orthopaedics, ENT, Oro-maxillo facial and plastics.
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Procedures |
- Paediatric physical assessment
- blood and blood products administration
- IVIG, Infliximab, Rituximab
- TPN infusions
- IV insertions, drug dosage calculation and administration
- Care of patient on conscious sedation and airway management
- Care and management of central lines
- Transport for procedure e.g. CT, MRI, Endoscopy. Liver Biopsy, Bone Marrow Aspiration, Milk scan, Upper GI study, Palliative, etc.
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Nursing care Delivery system |
Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model |
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Unit Profile
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Unit name |
PICU – Pediatric Critical Care |
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Patient population |
Age 0 to 14 years
Mixed gender |
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Hours of operation |
24 hours / 7 days per week |
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Number of beds |
16 |
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Occupancy Rate |
100% |
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Staff categories |
Registered Nurse
Unit Assistant
Patient Care Technician |
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Primary patient diagnoses |
Respiratory disorders, failures, infections, ARDS hemodynamic instability, post cardio pulmonary arrest, MVA, traumatic brain injury, neurological deficit / disorders, organ transplant – liver / renal, acute / chronic, liver / renal failure, metabolic / endocrine disorders, post operative care of general surgery, airway surgery plastic, oro maxilofacial, urology and neurosurgery, pain management, oncology / haematology, burns, sepsis, organophosphate poisoning/drug ingestion, post operative management of conjoined twins separated. |
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Procedures |
- Conventional ventilatory support
- High frequency oscillatory ventilation, intubation / extubation, tracheostomy tube care
- initiation and care of central / arterial line
- hemodynamic monitoring of vasopressors, inotropes blood and blood products, continuous peritoneal dialysis
- initiation of CRRT (CVVH)
- epidural analgesia and PCA assistance with insertion and management of patient with chest tube
- brain death protocol
- organ donation
- moderate (conscious) sedation
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Nursing care Delivery system |
Total Patient Care in a Partnership Model |
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