ndt 3: keep yourself bowel happy constipation – an online resource for carers of and people with...
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NDT 3: Keep yourself bowel happy Constipation – an online resource
for carers of and people with palliative care needs
Loretto KeaneClinical Nurse Manager
St. Colmcille's Hospital
NDT 3
Donna DillonDenise CranstonSouth Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Jean MaguireBrenda McIlroyBelfast Health and Social Care Trust
Loretto Keane St. Colmcille’s HospitalDublin
Angela Watters Louth Specialist Palliative Care Team Dublin North East
Breda O’NeillMilford Care CentreLimerick
30-90% of palliative patients suffer with constipation at some stage of their illness
It is a distressing and uncomfortable symptom Our literature review shows that constipation is poorly
recognised and undertreated
However……Can be very effectively managed
Rationale
To develop an online resource for patient and carers about recognising and managing constipation
To promote awareness of constipation in the palliative care population
To enable patients and carers to take an active role in prevention and management of constipation
Aim
Reviewed literature and canvassed colleagues – this informed the content for the initiative
Investigated different styles and presentation methods
Consulted with a user group – Voices for Care
Explored options to help facilitate our chosen method of delivery – Doodle animation
Engaged with Ardmore Advertising and created the Story Board for the animation
Approach
ACTIVITIES
Reflections on our journey
Relationships
Collaboration
Story Board
Face to Face or Virtual
Negotiation
Doodle / DVD
Voices for care
Teleconference
Disparate group Engaging with the world of doodle animation Budget management Powers of persuasion to negotiate the budget with the
company:Original quote – £ 7,050Final negotiation - € 3,000
Key Challenges
Building new relationships Engaging with people outside medicine and nursing Meeting our creative designer Attending Voices for Carers Participating in each stage of the development Receiving our finished product
Highlights
Prepare to launch the resource in our own clinical areas as well as within the wider palliative care community
Upload the animation onto the AIIHPC hub Put a link unto Grapevine Present at palliative care conference
Next step
Acknowledgement
Animation created in collaboration with members of the PCSNN Development Team and Ardmore Advertising Agency
The PCSNN Development Team would like to thank Ardmore Advertising Agency for the creation and production of the animation
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The Doodle
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwkkhuY8lN0BeE4xN3JIZE9DM1U/view?usp=sharing
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