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       What are the risks involved for 24 hours Asthma service for youn
       g people?
       By: admini5 Date: May 13, 2015, 7:08 am
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       After considering the risks associated with this initiative, the
       following mitigating actions were implemented:
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       nurses undertook competency-based training, which has been
       updated annually.
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       the nurses to follow when assessing and treating children and
       young people. The use of these is tracked and monitored and case
       discussions are held with the nurses. The protocols are reviewed
       annually and updated when required by the asthma/allergy
       specialist nurse, a paediatrician and a community pharmacist.
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       training schedule and competencies and the patient assessment
       and treatment protocols are agreed by the integrated clinical
       effectiveness committee.
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       committee. All patient assessment and treatment documentation is
       evidence-based, from the BTS-SIGN guidelines on the management
       of asthma (BTS-SIGN 2012). Additionally all protocols and PGD
       were peer-assessed by the clinical effectiveness group.
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       mobile phone for the nurses to contact if advice is needed.
       However, because the protocols have proved to be clear to follow
       and because case discussion is encouraged, it is mainly nurses
       who are new to the service who telephone the specialist nurse
       for advice.
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       are made to ensure nurse safety when visiting out of hours.
       Nurses all carry ‘lone worker devices’: a
       communication device that allows the nurse to alert a call
       centre if they get into difficulty/danger during a visit.
       For further information please visit:
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