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The impact paediatric bowel care pathway

June Rogers1

  • 1PromoCon, Disabled Living NW, Manchester.

Nursing Times
|June 14, 2008
PubMed

Insights

Paediatric bowel care pathways are needed to support the growing number of nurse-led clinics for children with continence issues. The IMPACT paediatric bowel care pathway provides a structured system to guide nursing practice in this area.

Area of Science:

  • Paediatric healthcare
  • Nursing practice
  • Continence management

Background:

  • Established care pathways exist for adult continence problems.
  • Limited development of structured care pathways for paediatric continence issues.
  • Increasing prevalence of nurse-led clinics for children's continence problems.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the need for structured guidance in paediatric continence care.
  • To explain the development of the IMPACT paediatric bowel care pathway.
  • To support nurses in managing children with bowel continence problems.

Main Methods:

  • Development of the IMPACT paediatric bowel care pathway.
  • Focus on structured systems for nursing practice.
  • Literature review on existing adult care pathways.

Main Results:

  • The IMPACT paediatric bowel care pathway has been developed.
  • Provides a structured system for nurses.
  • Aimed at improving care for children with continence problems.

Conclusions:

  • The IMPACT pathway offers a structured approach for paediatric bowel care.
  • Addresses the gap in structured care for children's continence issues.
  • Supports the evolving role of nurses in specialized clinics.

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