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Children’s Hospital Boston, MA Staff Nurse 9 East/9 South medical unit 1997 to 2015 Utilized the nursing process to care for children of all ages and young adults with a wide variety of medical problems both acute and chronic including Endocrine, Infectious Disease, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary, Immunology, Psychiatric and occasionally Rheumatology. All clinical care practiced proactively and intuitively. Worked with multicultural population including those from the Middle East seeking treatment in the United States. Responsibilities included precepting new graduate nurses, student nurses, charge role, as well as being a positive role model and resource for other staff. Included in being a resource was to teach families how to care for their children if they need special care for discharge. Also included is assisting in unit change by attending leadership meetings and quality improvement and identifying and aiding in areas of unit growth. Collaborated with PACT (Pediatric Advanced Care Team), Complementary Modalities, Social Services, Child Life, Patient Care Coordination and Chaplancy to aid in expert care of patients and families. Cared for dying patients without making judgements on families’ choices. Coordinated the start of a hospice room on the floor and sought out donations of books, quilts and teddy bears from a variety of sources to ensure this special room looked less like a hospital room.
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