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S u rgical Professorial Unit St. Raphael’s Wa rd
Department of
N u r s i n g
Departmental Review
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LM Kelly, ADK Hill, S Kennedy, EM Connolly, R Ramanath, STeh,
BDijkstra, R Purcell, EW Mc Dermott, NJ O’Higgins.
Lack of prognostic effect of Cox-2 expression in primary breast
cancer on short-term follow-up.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2003;29 (9):707-710.
FJ Fleming,ADK Hill,D Kavanagh,C Quinn,A O'Doherty, CD
Collins,E McDermott,N O'Higgins.
Intradermal radioisotope injection optimises sentinel lymph node
identification in breast cancer.
European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2003;29 (10):835-838.
JJ Sheehan,ADK Hill,NP Fanning,C Healy, EW Mc Dermott,
DP O’Donoghue, NJ O’Higgins.
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy:5 years of clinical experience
on 238 patients.
Irish Medical Journal 2003;96 (9):265-7.
Smyth GP, Greal GT, McDermott EW.
Delayed presentation of a gastric colocutaneous fistula after
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
Nutrition.2003 Oct;19(10):905-6.
O’Connor K,Dijkstra B, Kelly L,McDermott EW, Hill AD,
O’Higgins N.
Successful conservative management of neutropenic entercolitis: a
report of two cases and review of the literature.
ANZ J Surg.2003 Jun;73(6):463-5.
Duffy MJ,van Dalen A,Haglund L,Klapdor R, Lamerz R,Nilsson
O, Sturgeon C,Topolcan O.
Clinical Utility of biochemical markers in colorectal cancer:
European Group on Tumour Markers (EGTM) Guidelines.
Eur J Cancer 2003;39:718.
Look M,van Putten W, Duffy MJ,Harbeck,N.,Christensen,I.J.,
Thomssen, C., Kates,R., Spyratos, F.,Ferno, M.,Eppenberger-
Castori, S.,Sweep, C.G.,Ulm,K., Peyrat, J.P.,Martin, P.M.,
Magdelenat,H., Brunner, N., Duggan, C.,Lisboa, B.W.,Bendahl,
P.O.,Quillien,V.,Daver, A.,Ricolleau,G.,Meijer-Van Gelder, M.E.,
Manders, P.,Fiets,W.E.,Blankenstein, M.A.,Broet, P., Romain,S.,
Daxenbichler, G.,Windbichler, G.,Cufer,T.,Borstnar, S., Kueng,W.,
Beex,L.V.,Klijn,J.G.,O'Higgins, N.,Eppenberger, U., Janicke, F.,
Schmitt,M.& Foekens,J.A.
Pooled analysis of prognostic impact of uPA and PAI-1 in breast
cancer patients.
Thromb Haemost 2003;90:538.
Greene LM,Twal WO, Duffy MJ,McDermott E, Hill AD,
O’Higgins,N,McCann A,Dervan PA,Argraves WS, Gallagher W.
Elevated expression and altered processing of fibulin-1 protein in
human breast cancer.
Br J Cancer 2003;88:871.
Executive Summary
The nursing department,led by Ms. Pauline Doyle, continues to
develop and provide quality-nursing care to patients in line with
the mission,vision and ethos of the hospital and the Religious
Sisters of Charity.The education and professional development
of both registered nurses and nursing support staff remains a
constant goal.Ms.Margaret Moran,Director of the Centre of
Nurse Education, worked closely with the School of Nursing
and Midwifery UCD to develop, organise and deliver a high
standard of education and support for nurses.Ms Catherine
Walshe, post registration course co-ordinator, clinical course
facilitators,Nursing Practice Development and nursing staff in
the clinical areas all play a pivotal part in achieving these aims. In
addition to the BSc nursing programme, now in its second year,
St Vincent’s University Hospital provides clinical placement to
ten post registration higher diploma nursing courses in
partnership with UCD.
Service Developments and Activities
External study is actively supported by a comprehensive study
leave policy, and is availed of by increasing numbers of nursing
staff.A new policy for Paid Study Leave and Financial Assistance
for Nursing Staff,which incorporated a learning contract, was
introduced in 2003.
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Anticoagulant
Cancer Nurse
Co-ordinator
Transfusion Surveillance/
Haemovigilance
CAPD
Palliative Care
Respiratory
Rheumatology
Stroke Care
Orthopaedic Casting and Splinting
Sleep Apnoea
Tissue Viability
Urodynamics
A seminar was held for all Clinical Nurse Specialists in October
2003,on the Clinical Nurse/Midwife Specialist Role Resource
Pack. Ms.Joan Gallagher, Project Officer from the Nursing and
Midwifery Planning and Development Unit in the South Eastern
Health Board addressed the group and shared experiences on
the use of the pack.
The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC)
Healthcare Support Certificate training programme for
healthcare assistants commenced in December 2003 and will
conclude in July 2004.The programme is delivered from the
Centre of Nurse Education for the East Coast Area,coordinated
by Liz Tuohy Nursing Support Service Manager.Three
of the twenty healthcare assistants undertaking the programme
are from St Vincent’s University Hospital.All newly employed
healthcare assistants continue to receive hospital-based training.
Submissions for funding were made to the National Council for
Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery seeking
support to train two facilitators to run the Leading an
Empowered Organisation (LEO) three-day course for the St
Vincent’s Healthcare Group Ltd;,to purchase and train nursing
staff in the application of the Quasar software for clinical audit
and for additional funding for Advanced Cardiac Life Support
(ACLS) training for nurses working in critical care areas.
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Coloproctology
Dermatology
Haematology Liaison
Health Failure
Hepatitis C
Liver Transplant
Co-ordinator
Multiple Sclerosis
Oncology Liaison
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Cystic Fibrosis
Diabetic
Health Promotion
Infection Control
Lung Transplant Coordinator
Occupational Health
Osteoporosis
Nursing Divisions
In the clinical area,innovations in nursing practice continue
throughout the seven hospital divisions.
Divisions
Cardio Respiratory
Areas of Responsibility
Coronary Care Unit,Cardiology Ward,
St.John’s Ward,St. Paul’s Ward,Cardiac
Rehabilitation,Respiratory, Cystic
Fibrosis and Heart Failure.