peds concepts, roles, and issues (1) Flashcards
what are the roles of the pediatric nurse?
- direct care provider
- patient/family educator
- patient advocate
what peds nurse role…
* enables family/child to deal with changes in health in their own way
* awareness of family’s needs and resources
* assist in making informed choices
patient advocate
what experience do nurses need to do case management
experienced peds nurses / APRNs
what role of nursing includes discharge planning?
case management
what is creating a disciplinary team to address significant health problems in a child (like setting up a home nurse for IV meds)
case management
what needs does case management cover?
- medical and nursing needs
- developmental needs
- educational needs
- psychological needs
briefly describe the evolution of pediatric care
Before…
* limited visiting
* extended stays
* children treated same as adults
Now…
* parents stay at bedside
* shorter stay, procedures outpatient
* recognition of needs (private room)
what is clinical reasoning?
utilizing the nursing process
what is the reasoning process used to problem solve
critical thinking
what describes sequence and timing of interventions that should result in expected patient outcome
clinical practice guidelines
what are clinical practice guidelines?
intedisciplinary care plans for specific conditions
what are examples of conditions that have clinical practice guidelines?
- DM1
- TBI
- some cancers
describe family centered care?
- recognize importance of family presence and involvement involving recovery
- families are care partners
what is the #1 cause of death in neonates
congenital malformation
top 5 injuries in infants
- suffocation
- homicide
- vehicle accidents
- undetermined suffocation
- drowning
what is the leading cause of death in children 1-19 years old
injury
what is important for parents involving childhood injury
education
what is an illness that limits activity, requires medical attention or hospitalization, or results in a chrinic condition
child morbidity
What is CHIP?
- Child’s health insurance program, for families who make too much money for Medicare, but not enough for private insurance.
- Coverage is based on income
Out of CHIP, Medicaid, and private insurance, which ones are public and which are private
CHIP is public
Medicaid is public
Private insurance is private
What is …
* Regulated by each state
* defines legal roles and responsibilities of nurses
Nurse practice act
what organizations were the standards of clinical practice developed by?
ANA, SPN, NAPNAP
What defines standards for nursing care and performance, patient safety is number one priority
standards of clinical practice
What is formal pre authorization for an invasive procedure, signed and witnessed
Informed consent