Sccm Pediatric Section Apn Committee Meeting

SCCM PEDIATRIC SECTION APN COMMITTEE MEETING

22 February 2004- 10:30 AM-12:00PM, Emerald Room 3

Gaylord Palms Convention Center, Orlando, Florida

Co-Chairpersons: Alice Ackerman MD, FCCM and Maureen A. Madden MSN, PCCNP

Attendees: Alice Ackerman MD; Maureen Madden PCCNP; Tom Bojko MD; Kathryn Roberts MSN; Amy Biddle, Patient Service Manager; Barry Markovitz MD; Lauren Sorce PNP; Andrea Kline NP; Jamie Tumulty NP; Shari Simone NP; Jodi Mullen CNS; Sharon Irving NP; Constance Lagrone NP; Sheila Walsh APN; Cynthia Gould PNP; Lorri Phillips NP; Cheryl Bartke NP; Nicole Schimitz CNS; Michelle Sorscher NP; Tom Rice Medical Director; Virginia Wolf RN; Pamela Hall NP; Stephanie Oblake NP; Valerie Eichler NP; Kendall Sharp NP

MINUTES

TOPIC DISCUSSION PLAN / ACTION Meeting called to order at 10:30 AM

Welcome and Introduction Alice Ackerman and of Co-Chairs Maureen Madden welcomed all in attendance Introduction of Co- Each attendee described Chairpersons and his/her role as an APN or introduction of all meeting supervisor of APNs. attendees. Identification of diversity of job roles and settings

Review of past minutes. M. Madden reviewed the Please see prior minutes Minutes accepted without purpose of the committee for posted on Peds CCM web change. all new attendees. This site. committee was formed to explore and help define the role of the APN in pediatric critical care throughout the country. The committee would then have input and influence in the role development and how it is utilized.

The committee is meant to be multidisciplinary and committed to working as a group. It will hopefully have some influence in development of APNs in Pediatric Critical Care. APN Website Holly Lieder has the Please see site for updates. responsibility of maintaining Any additional information the website to be posted, please submit to H. Lieder for acceptance and posting. National Certification Exam- M. Madden updated the Board already accepts this Pediatric Acute Care group on the progress exam. We need to get the Certification Exam towards a national individual states to embrace certification exam, (Pediatric this exam. Please refer to Acute Care NP) which is www.pnpcert.org for further currently under development updates. by the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses (NCBPNP/N). In the process of designing the exam a role delineation study sampling was performed and a lost of topics/content/procedures specific to peds acute care advanced practice nursing has been compiled. Content is currently under review for exam development. Hopefully available for Summer 2004.

Educational and Practice Development of a Headed by T. Trimarchi and Standards for APNs in subcommittee was initiated report to Co-Chairs of APN Pediatric Critical Care in San Diego January 2002. committee. T. Trimarchi presented a Subcommittee to work on draft proposal for the development of development of core guidelines (not meant to be a curriculum for advanced limitation or minimally practice nurses in pediatric accepted standard) which are critical care and recognition reflective of the of pediatric critical care multidisciplinary population nurse practitioners. of the PICU.

T. Bojko discussed Goal for 2004: once the relationship between information available to the MD/APNs. Felt that there public from NCBPNP and should be greater input by NONPF- adopt and adapt MD. If MD participates in information regarding core education process- curriculum recommended to lectures/training/materials reflect practices specific to and texts than can have pediatric critical care better observation for advanced nursing practice. success. Goal: Design a “Core Curriculum for Pediatric Critical Care Advanced The National Organization Practice Nursing” document of Nurse Practitioner sponsored by workgroup. Faculties (NONPF) has Continue to utilize existing developed “entry-level work from AACN and competencies for the acute SCCM. care nurse practitioner”. Now currently being Goal: Development of examined for adaptation to educational tools that support pediatric practices. identified core curriculum content - guide to “competency based orientation to the role of the peds critical care nurse practitioner” - book on “clinical decision making exercises in pediatric critical care advanced practice nursing” for use by schools and on the job training

Please email co-chairs if interested in working on the subcommittee.

Development of Executive Need to follow the SCCM Please submit name and CV Committee guidelines for committee to M. Madden and/or A. membership. Looking for Ackerman for consideration, Individuals for the next term. Update on SCCM Separate committee has been Will attempt an update on subcommittee- Document formed under the aegis of the status at the next Draft of Role of APNs in SCCM – initial draft was to meeting. Critical Care be completed at end of 2002. Draft is under revision and review still List Serves- ANPACC and M. Madden updated the PICUAPN updates group regarding the list serves. There are no attachments allowed on either website, in an attempt to decrease transmission of viruses. There is a mechanism to post documents on the yahoo website. Both websites allow for posting of positions. Also can access URL on PedsCCM site for job postings. New Business

AACN Pediatric Procedure Group was provided Manual information regarding the development of a procedure manual specific to pediatric critical care. Scheduled for release in Spring 2006.

Pediatric Critical Care Discussion regarding need Will discuss with next years Course for increased APN program planning committee, the content in the course. ability to include and APN in Helpful to have and APN on the process, whether is for the planning committee to 2005 or to implement for develop content 2006.

Article on Pediatric Critical To be published in 2005. Care NP data

Database Management Discussion regarding Determine who is the best personnel responsible to resource based on available input data for PICU. Which resources, reliability of data, databases are being utilized need of data validation and include VPICU and amount of time required for PICUese. American Board task. of Pediatrics impact way units function and are going to require that subspecialty MDs participate in some national database specific to their practice as a means of checking quality.

American College of Critical Fellow’s Induction. To be Care Medicine (ACCM) inducted into the college requires academic and significant contribution to critical care. Multidisciplinary group so all nurses are encouraged to apply.

Meeting adjourned 12:20 PM. Next meeting to be held January 16, 2005 at the SCCM Congress 2005 to be held in Phoenix, Arizona. Minutes submitted by Maureen A. Madden, PCCNP