Patricia Hickey receives nursing research award
Patricia Hickey, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, vice president and associate chief nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital, was recently awarded the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Distinguished Research Lecturer Award. Nominated by her peers, this award celebrates Patricia’s breakthroughs in nursing research that have spanned more than 20 years — focusing heavily on understanding the ... Read More about Patricia Hickey receives nursing research award
Fifty years as a Boston Children’s nurse
Mary Ellen Pierce, RN, MS, CPN, has been a nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital since 1969. She currently works in the Perioperative Care Coordination Clinic. I’ve been a nurse at Boston Children’s Hospital for almost 50 years, but this hospital has always been part of my life. When I was a kid, my father would ... Read More about Fifty years as a Boston Children’s nurse
My nursing story: Harriett Nelson
Harriett Nelson, CCRN, NRP, is a staff nurse III with the Critical Care Transport Team at Boston Children’s Hospital. Before becoming a nurse on the Critical Care Transport Team (CCTT) in 2005, I was a bedside nurse in the Medical-Surgical ICU (MSICU), where I was introduced to palliative care. We all know that the doctors, ... Read More about My nursing story: Harriett Nelson
My nursing story: Brittany Frazer
Brittany Frazer, RN, CPNP, CPHON, is an advanced practice registered nurse level I at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. Getting from one place to another in life is a journey; the circumstances along the way help you appreciate it, and, when you achieve your goal, it’s truly a bonus. When I moved to ... Read More about My nursing story: Brittany Frazer
My nursing story: Alexis Schmid
Dr. Alexis Schmid is a nurse in the Emergency Department at Boston Children’s Hospital and the Maggie Ryan Endowed Global Health Fellow. Fifty million children around the world are currently migrants or refugees, uprooted from their homes due to violence, poverty, or other factors out of their control. The statistics are alarming: Approximately 70 percent ... Read More about My nursing story: Alexis Schmid
Two decades of innovation in pulmonary vein stenosis
Over the past 20 years, the Pulmonary Vein Stenosis Program at Boston Children’s Hospital has been crafting an innovative strategy in its approach to pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) based on a new way of thinking about this rare and unusual disease. “The breakthrough came in realizing that PVS is not like other types of congenital heart disease,” says cardiologist Kathy ... Read More about Two decades of innovation in pulmonary vein stenosis
Cardiac Fitness Program
The Cardiac Fitness Program at Boston Children’s Hospital was founded on the belief that children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) can and should achieve the same benefits of exercise as their peers. The program — one of only a few in the country — offers a safe, supervised, individually-tailored exercise and education program for children and adults ... Read More about Cardiac Fitness Program
ctDNA: Bringing ‘liquid biopsies’ to pediatric solid tumors
Our blood carries tiny amounts of DNA from broken-up cells. If we have cancer, some of that DNA comes from tumor cells. Studies performed with adult cancers have shown that this circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) may offer crucial clues about tumor genetic mutations and how tumors respond to treatment. Brian Crompton, MD, with colleagues at ... Read More about ctDNA: Bringing ‘liquid biopsies’ to pediatric solid tumors
Gene panel helps investigate sudden unexpected death in children
Almost 10 percent of pediatric deaths occur suddenly and without explanation. In this terrible situation, the first question many parents have is “Why?” For most, answers never come. Childhood deaths that cannot be explained by traditional autopsy and death-scene investigation are referred to as sudden unexplained deaths in pediatrics (SUDP). In children, these deaths are ... Read More about Gene panel helps investigate sudden unexpected death in children
Recurrent UTIs in boys
Painful, frequent and urgent urination — they’re the telltale signs of a urinary tract infection, or UTI, something most pediatricians see on a regular basis. The approach to care is usually simple: urinalysis, a course of antibiotics, plenty of fluids and a discussion about proper hygiene. Most of the time, the infection clears up with no ... Read More about Recurrent UTIs in boys