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Aim: The aim of this presentation is to discuss education of children's nurse in Ireland which in recent years received a transformation.
Background: This transformation emanated from key recommendations of the Commission on Nursing (1998) which proposed that childrens nurse education in Ireland should remain as a Post Graduate programme but suggested it be shortened from 18 to 12 months duration. Additionally, a whole review of children's nurse education in Ireland was recommended. A working group was established with the aim of exploring the future of children's nurse education. The work of this group culminated in several recommendations one of which was to re establish a paediatric undergraduate programme leading to nurse education. As a result a Bachelor of Science in Children's & General Integrated Nursing was developed and commenced in 2006 with the first cohort of this unique group due to finish later this year.
Conclusion: Mindful of the historical background a profile of the new education programme at both undergraduate and postgraduate level will be presented. It is intended that discourse will encompass the challenges for clinical practice and the education of 21st century children's nurses form both a national and international perspective.
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Doyle, C., Hollywood, E., Murphy, M. et al. 45 Educating the Children's Nurse: The Irish Transformation. Pediatr Res 68 (Suppl 1), 26 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-201011001-00045
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