N479 Professional Activity Evaluation Form

Your Name: Christine Walsh Date of Activity: 08/28/20 Faculty name: Darlene Lacroix

Describe the community service/professional activity/s you attended or participated with

(be specific about the purpose and your role):

I attended a symposium held by Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The symposium was for pediatric

critical care nurses. I was an attendee whose role was to listen to the various speakers and ask

any questions I had. We logged into a Zoom call at 8:30 AM and could see only the PCH video;

there were two hosts who directed questions to speakers and handled transitions. Each speaker

had a topic for about twenty minutes, and there were fourteen speakers throughout the day with a

short lunch break. For each speaker, the screen was shared to be able to view their PowerPoint. If

there was time, a period of questions in the chat followed each presentation for the speaker.

Topics throughout the day included extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), premature

babies, thromboelastography, x-rays, traumatic brain injuries (TBI), sepsis recognition,

ketamine, ventilators, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), abdominal compartment

syndrome, delirium, pulmonary hypertension, scorpion strings, and COVID-19.

Where was this held and what was was program/activity length?

This program was held over Zoom for 7.5 hours (8:30 AM – 4:00 PM). The speakers were all at

Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

Discuss the value of this experience to you (be specific).

This experience was incredibly helpful. I would love to work in an area like the pediatric

intensive care unit (PICU), and all the topics were extremely relevant. All of the speakers were

either nurses, doctors, or pharmacists, and the insight they brought was highly valuable. With

specialty areas, there often isn’t enough time in nursing school for detailed lectures on every

single topic. With these symposium speakers, I was able to learn more about details such as

ECMO for neonates, delirium in children, infant skin care, and more.

How would you continue to use this experience throughout your nursing career?

Throughout my nursing career I will be able to apply the information I learned. As a hopeful

future pediatric nurse, I will be able to use the assessment skills provided by the nurses

presenting to know how to adjust my own assessments, having had primarily practice on adult

patients.

Would you recommend this specific communnity/professional experience in the future;

why or why not? (Describe)

Yes, I would highly recommend this experience in the future. I enjoyed hearing from speakers on

a variety of topics, and I think anyone interested in acute or critical pediatric care would highly

benefit from attending a similar symposium. I was also thankful that the symposium was

available online, as I was in Tucson during the time of this Phoenix conference. With the

beneficial content and flexible nature of the event, I would recommend this to others

Brochure or proof of attendance obtained if applicable? Yes

Signature on validation of clinical hours form obtained? (To be done by faculty)