Sick Children’s Nursing

Reflection from the 1960s

Anne Naylor

Let’s set the scene

Young 18 year old

The bib!!

What about problem solving?

Getting it wrong

Admonishment

What happened on night duty?

Systems which encourage/force short cuts

Report writing

What a waste……..

Ethical practice??

Infant feeding

What we did wasn’t talked about

Feeding poor eaters

Institutional respite

Death of an infant

No one said anything to me

Some of the most significant changes in my career I’ve seen

• The hierarchical institution has gone.

• The cloak of intrigue is diminishing

• Parents/children have choices explained

• They are encouraged to ask questions

• Nurses recognise they don’t always get it right.

• Nurses reflect and change……….