Waller Marie
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Stoma Care Department, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Br J Nurs. 2008;17(17):S25-9. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2008.17.Sup7.31118.
Improving quality of care and developing and maintaining high standards of care are issues that are high on the NHS, nursing, and paediatric care agendas. Stoma formation will have an impact on the wellbeing and lifestyle of the person and their family, whatever the person's age. The specialty of stoma care nursing in the UK and Ireland is well established. However, the sub-specialty of paediatric stoma care nursing is much smaller in its 'membership' and its client group. There are differences in the needs of, and the associated care of, paediatric stoma patients even within this overall patient group. Paediatric stoma care nurses are in an ideal position to increase awareness about the specialty and improve standards of nursing care for neonates, children, adolescents and their families. However, until the establishment of the Paediatric Stoma Nurse Group (PSNG) in 2005, this 'position' had not being utilized. This article discusses the ongoing work of the PSNG to devise standards of paediatric stoma care nursing, best practice guidelines, relevant patient/parental information and establish itself as a valuable, proactive and independent forum for all healthcare professionals involved in the care of children with stomas.
提高护理质量以及制定和维持高标准护理是英国国家医疗服务体系（NHS）、护理行业和儿科护理议程中的重要议题。无论患者年龄多大，造口形成都会对其本人及其家庭的健康和生活方式产生影响。英国和爱尔兰的造口护理专业已相当成熟。然而，儿科造口护理这一亚专业的“成员”及其服务对象群体要小得多。即使在整个儿科造口患者群体中，不同年龄段的患者需求及相关护理也存在差异。儿科造口护理护士处于一个理想位置，能够提高对该专业的认知，并改善针对新生儿、儿童、青少年及其家庭的护理标准。然而，在2005年儿科造口护士小组（PSNG）成立之前，这一“优势”并未得到利用。本文讨论了PSNG正在开展的工作，即制定儿科造口护理标准、最佳实践指南、相关患者/家长信息，并将自身打造成为所有参与护理造口儿童的医疗保健专业人员的一个有价值、积极主动且独立的论坛。
