Objective To explore the application of the Handbook for the Training Nurses in the standardized training for nurses in pediatric surgery. Methods Twenty-four training nurses trained under the instruction of the Handbook for the Training Nurses in Department of Pediatric Surgery from July 2014 to December 2015 were included as the observation group. Their training effects were compared historically with those of twenty-four training nurses who were trained without the help of the handbook from January 2013 to June 2014 (the control group). Results After the completion of the half-year training, theoretical score of training nurses in the observation group was better than that in the control group, and the difference was significant (87.16±4.18 vs. 83.71±5.46; t=2.492, P=0.016). Meanwhile, the specialist practical skill examination of training nurses in the observation group, such as femoral vein blood collection, replacement of drainage bag and indwelling needle infusion in children, and emergency practical skill examination such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of simple respirator were higher than those in the control group; and the working performance scores of training nurses in the observation group, such as the ability to adapt to the environment, patient satisfaction, nursing document writing, work efficiency and morning questions were better than those in the control group; the differences were significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion The Handbook for the Training Nurses can help the training nurses to adjust their working environment, master the practical skills and nursing knowledge in pediatric surgery.
ObjectiveTo discuss nursing measures and experiences for children with extensive skin avulsion injury of lower limbs treated by vacuum sealing drainage (VSD). MethodsWe reviewed the perioperative nursing data of 48 child patients with extensive skin avulsion injury in lower limbs who underwent VSD treatment between December 2010 to October 2012. And the data were compared with those for 56 children with the same disease and treatment between January 2007 and November 2010. ResultsIn these 48 children, 19 received once, 23 received twice, and 6 received 3 times of vacuum sealing drainage. During the treatment, 5 drainage tubes were blocked and were solved with normal saline, and 3 drainage tubes had leakage and two of them were reconnected and the other one became normal after changing the dressing. For VSD, the time between being wounded and skin-grafting was 13.6 days, and the average hospitalization time was 24.3 days. Compared with the traditional method group, children in the VSD group had fewer drug changes during hospitalization, lower infection rate, and shorter hospitalization stay, and the differences were significant (P<0.05). ConclusionKeeping drainage tube airtight, normal and effective is as important as nutrition and mental nursing in the treatment of children's extensive skin avulsion injury in lower limbs, which can decrease infection rate, reduce average hospitalization time, and increase operative efficacy.