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The Role of the Fertility Nurse Specialistin Australia
Mrs. Denise Donati (RN. BScN. MNurs. Co-Owner Fertility Solutions Sunshine Coast & Bundaberg)
Email: [email protected]
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Australia Denise Donati 1
• Australasian fertility nurse specialists work in a variety of settings with the majority functioning as a member of a multidisciplinary team within an Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) clinic.
• Fertility nurse specialists provide care for individuals and couples before, during & after fertility treatment.
• The following presentation is designed to provide an insight into the multifaceted scope of practice and responsibilities of the role.
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INTRODUCTION
Overview
•History of IVF
•Definitions
•Fertility nursing through out the ages
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History of IVF:•1978 Birth of Louise Brown
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History of IVF:
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Robert Edwards ScientistPatrick Steptoe
Gynaecologist
Jean Purdy First Fertility Nurse
What are assisted reproductive technologies (ART’s ) ?
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1. Intra Uterine Inseminations (IUI)• http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=ULqCdIiLLF0vw&feature=player_detailpage&v=qCdIiLLF0vw#t=46s
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2. In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
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IVF Video
•http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=GeigYib39Rs
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Basic Steps to IVF: 1. Superovulation
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2. Oocyte (egg) Retrieval
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3. Fertilisation
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4. Embryo Culture
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Human OocyteHuman Oocyte surrounded by sperm
4. Embryo Culture cont.
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2 Pronuclear Stage2 cell Stage
4. Embryo Culture cont.
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4 Cell Embryo Day 5 Blastocyst
5. Embryo Transfer
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WHAT ABOUT THE NURSES?
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History of the role of the fertility nurse:•1970’S – Hospital based infertility clinics with Nurses considered doctors “handmaidens”
•1980’s to 90’s – IVF clinics appear within hospitals and Nurses became “coordinators”
•Mid 90’s to 2000’s – Private IVF Clinics & Nurses start extending roles i.e. counselling, scanning
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Today roles and scope can include:Performing inseminationsPerforming ultrasound scans for follicle trackingManaging & coordinating cycles Education of patients and colleaguesCounsellingPerforming Embryo transfers
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Role of Fertility Nurses cont.,•Counselling & Psychological Support•General information & advice – preconception•Practitioner can often adopt an investigative-educative role
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Some Fertility Nurses work as independent practitioners performing patient assessments and education:
How long have the couple been trying to conceive? Regularity of intercourse Age of the FemaleMenstrual cycle Semen Quality General Health and Wellbeing Lifestyle Issues
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Information on FNA
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With education, training and peer support Fertility nurses have the ability to extend and
expand their scope of practice. In some clinics, Fertility nurses work in very autonomous roles
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Nurses who both extend andexpand their roles are not
becoming ‘mini-doctors’ but rather ‘maxi-nurses’
(J. Salvage, 1998: 120).
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ConclusionFertility nursing is a relatively new specialty which offers a diverse and challenging environment in which a nurse can work. The scope of practice is continuing to expand to accommodate rapid developments in reproductive science, along with societal pressures and expectations which ensures exciting opportunities exist for nurses interested in, and committed to, the care of couples facing fertility issues.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
14th World Congress November 2011
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