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What are the most common pediatric presentations where you work? - (answer)RSV,pneumonia,
diarrhea, malnutrition, appendicitis, sports injuries, car accidents, self harm risk, epilepsy
What health promotion initiatives are needed in your area? - (answer)HEADS-ED screening tool
Nutrition
Activity
Home safety
Personal safety
Health safety
Physical activity
How can health promotion and injury prevention topics be incorporated into routine assessment
and care of pediatric patients in the ED? - (answer)Pediatric Readiness
7 areas include: administration and coordination of pediatric care in the ED, competencies,
quality improvement, policies, protocols, medication safety, support services, equipment and
supplies
How do you incorporate patient and family centered care concepts into pediatric patients? -
(answer)PFCC
,Core concepts include:
Dignity and respect, information sharing, participation, collaboration
Does your facility have a pediatric emergency care coordinator? - (answer)Yes
What opportunities exist at your facility to improve pediatric readiness and care for pediatric
patients? - (answer)Pediatric trauma
Pediatric facility recognition programs
Prehospital Pediatric readiness project
Does your facility receive children needing higher level of care, or does your facility typically
transfer children requiring higher level of care? Are there formal agreements in place? -
(answer)Children that need higher level of care are transferred to PICU. A set of vital signs and
transfer form must be completed.
In most cases, consent for minors must be obtained by a parent or legal guardian. Are there any
exceptions to this rule in your state? What is the policy for obtaining consent? -
(answer)Emancipated Minors can consent without a parent or legal guardian in the following
cases:
Contraception
Emancipation
Marital status
Minor has a child
,Military service
Pregnant
Prenatal care
Sexual health
Substance abuse
How can understanding stages of development help you when caring for peds patients of various
ages? - (answer)Piagets Cognitive Development
Eriksons Psychosocial Development
What are some signs of pain that can be observed in children who are nonverbal? -
(answer)FLACC
NIPS
Wong Baker FACES
Why is it important to incorporate caregivers in the assessment and care for pediatric patients? -
(answer)Familiarity, family diversity, consent,
Where does your facility keep ped sized equipment? - (answer)Supply rooms in ED
What options are available at your facility to manage procedural pain? -
(answer)Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic interventions
How comfortable are you caring for peds patients today? - (answer)
, What do you hope to learn in this course? - (answer)
What findings in the pediatric patient in the following areas would indicate need for higher
priority ? - (answer)Appearance-
Breathing-
Circulation-
VS-
Other-
What are three situations where a child with NO abnormalities in the PAT might be given a
higher triage acuity? - (answer)
What triage system is used at your facility? Does it include pediatric considerations? -
(answer)ESI
Why is it important to follow standardized process for patient assessment? - (answer)
Why do you think the PNP systemic approach does not call for a full set of vital signs to be
obtained right away? - (answer)Vital signs in an unstable patient could delay treatment
In most situations there are multiple clinicians caring for a critically ill patient and multiple
things are happening at the same time. Why do you think this course puts so much emphasis on
PNP systemic approach? - (answer)Add structure and organization to treatment plans