PEDIATRIC PULMONARY CENTER (PPC)
TUCSON, ARIZONA
Nursing Discipline
(Long-Term Trainee = Minimum 300 hrs)
The PPC provides an opportunity for nurses to develop advanced clinical nursing skills
in working with children and infants with special health care needs. Specifically, the
training curriculum emphasizes pediatric nursing for chronic respiratory diseases and
provides additional experience in nursing support and management techniques for the
premature population, unique cultural diversity issues, and exercise issues. Short-term
and long-term nursing traineeships for practicing nurses and graduate students are
available and may be individualized according to the student’s prior clinical experience to
meet programmatic requirements of cooperating institutions. Collaborating institutions
include the University Physicians Clinics, the University Medical Center, the University of
Arizona College of Nursing, Arizona State University and various community/state
healthcare facilities and agencies, such as Child Rehabilitative Services.
ROTATION*
Phase I
Phase II
Phase III
ACTIVITIES
Core curriculum lectures, clinical nursing orientation, workshops and
practicums, in-patient load or case studies, patient presentation
Ambulatory lectures, outpatient/community clinics, research start-up,
educational/multi-media project
Data analysis, write-up and presentation of research, multi media projects
Rochester exam
*All hours/weeks may be extended (full or part time) to accommodate the trainee’s schedule and/or professional
objectives.
Phase I
Trainees will review core curriculum lectures to receive an overview of pediatric
pulmonary diseases as well as clinical nursing lectures/workshops for advanced training
of practice guidelines. It is expected that trainees will follow in-patient pediatric
pulmonary patients for nursing. In-patient care units include—Pediatric ICU, 3E, 3W,
3NE, and the NICU as appropriate. Trainees will participate in rounds.
Phase II
Trainees will participate in out-patient clinics (CF, asthma, BPD, general, CRS
Neuromuscular disease, etc) and out-reach clinics or community sites as schedule
permits. It is expected that a community educational/multi-media project will be
completed during this phase. Initiation of a research project and data-gathering will occur
as well.
Phase III
Trainees will attend spring curriculum and complete the on-line modules (Cultural
Competency, CITI, Emergency Management). The primary focus of time will be on the
completion of the project write-up and the creation of a professional presentation for
presentation to the PPC Faculty.
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Pediatric Pulmonary Center
Nursing Discipline
PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
To successfully complete the PPC traineeship in nursing, the nursing trainee will:
Clinical
1. Conduct complete sleep apnea assessments, recognize indication for
polysomnograph, home monitoring devices, and educate families in appropriate
sleep hygiene.
2. Conduct complete asthma assessments and develop comprehensive asthma
care plans including medications, devices, and educational components.
3. Participate in Basic Asthma Management Skills course (BAMS).
4. Become familiar with ventilation assistance devices including Bipap/Cpap,
Inexsufflator (cough assist) and LTV 950/1000.
5. Become familiar with artificial airway management of tracheostomy tubes.
6. Educate patients and families on airway clearance techniques.
7. Educate patients and families on types of oxygen therapy.
8. Interpret pulmonary function testing results.
9. Interpret chest radiographs (CXR).
10. Recognize need for implanted access devices, gastrotrostomy tube in select
populations.
11. Observe bronchoscopy and sweat test.
Professionalism:
1. Be professional in both dress and attitude.
2. Know and adhere to all traineeship policies and procedures.
3. Meet deadlines.
4. Be self-directed, independent and exercise wise time management.
Communication:
1. Accept and provide feedback. Input is necessary and expected during all
interactions.
2. Meet with preceptor at least once weekly to discuss pertinent issues. Times of
meeting to be set by preceptor.
PPC Nursing Discipline – PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
S=4 points; P=3 points; F=1 points
S
P
F
Superior=100-90; Pass=89-75; Fail=<75
CLINICAL
Conduct complete sleep apnea assessments such as polysomnograph
and develop comprehensive apnea care plans including sleep hygiene,
and home monitor devices.
Conduct complete asthma assessments and develop comprehensive
asthma care plans including medications, devices, educational
components.
Participate in BAMS course.
Become familiar with ventilation assistance devices including
Bipap/Cpap, Inexsufflator and LTV 950/1000.
Become familiar with artificial airway management of tracheostomy
tubes.
Educate patients and families on airway clearance techniques.
Educate patients and families on types of oxygen therapy.
Interpret pulmonary function testing results.
Interpret chest radiographs.
Outline indications for implanted access devices, gastrostomy
Observe bronchoscopy and sweat test.
S
P
F
PROFESSIONALISM
Be professional in both dress and attitude.
Know and adhere to all traineeship policies and procedures
Meet deadlines.
Be self-directed, independent and exercise wise time management
S
P
F
COMMUNICATION
Accept and provide feedback.
Meet with preceptor at least once weekly to discuss pertinent issues.
TOTAL SCORE
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