title: What nurses need to know about fecal microbiota transplantation: education, assessment, and care for children and young adults.
abstract: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is an emerging experimental therapy for treatment of recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. In the future, FMT has the potential to be a treatment modality in other diseases that involve gut dysbiosis. As use of FMT is likely to expand, pediatric nurses need a clear understanding of FMT to provide appropriate education, assessment, and care for these patients. Pediatric research and clinical nurses are a resource to help children and parents understand the procedure. Important topics include donor screening, patient assessment before, during, and after treatment; routes of administration and positioning; preparation for discharge and followup evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Nurse, Office of Clinical Research Operations, Offices of Research Administration, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI. Electronic address: bennett.samuel@helendevoschildrens.org.
authors.forename: Bennett P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Samuel
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Nurse, Office of Clinical Research Operations, Offices of Research Administration, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI.
authors.forename: Teri L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Crumb
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Nurse, Office of Clinical Research Operations, Offices of Research Administration, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital of Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI.
authors.forename: Mary M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Duba
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods; D000069467:Fecal Microbiota Transplantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D056888:Patient Positioning; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011786:Quality Control; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D035703:Therapies, Investigational; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Clinical research nurse; Clostridium difficile; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Nursing assessment; Nursing care; Patient education; Ulcerative colitis