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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