title: OC04 - A weaning plan for high flow nasal therapy (HFNT) in bronchiolitis - a nurse-led initiative.
abstract: Theme: Nursing education, management and leadership.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The use of HFNT in bronchiolitis is a new phenomenon in paediatrics, with insufficient evidence on its effectiveness (Beggs et al 2014). This paper reports the findings of a clinical audit which resulted in the development of a nurse-led weaning plan to support infant recovery with the potential to reduce hospital stay.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To highlight the effectiveness of a nurse-led weaning plan in a general paediatric unit.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of 32 infants were analysed between October 2014 and March 2015. Further data will be collected between October 2015 and March 2016. Data will then be compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Initial data demonstrates the average time infants spent on HFNT was 2.6 days compared to five days in previous studies (Bressan et al 2013).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A nurse-led weaning plan has been developed from data collected.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The audit demonstrates a clinical need for efficient weaning of infants on HFNT.
authors.affiliation: University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Colvine
authors.affiliation: NHS Ayrshire and Arran, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: McCulloch
authors.affiliation: NHS Ayrshire and Arran, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Calum
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.affiliation: University of the West of Scotland, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allen
keywords: Bronchiolitis; high flow nasal therapy (HFNT); weaning plan.