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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale

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Published on: August 25, 2014

Development of a pediatric intensive care unit nurse practitioner program.

Ann-Marie Brown¹, James Besunder, Martha Bachmann

¹Division of Critical Care, Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio 44308, USA. abrown@chmca.org

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|August 12, 2008

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Acute care nurse practitioners are increasingly working in pediatric intensive care units. This study highlights a successful pediatric critical care nurse practitioner program and its positive outcomes in a pediatric intensive care unit.

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Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale

Published on: August 25, 2014

Area of Science:

Advanced practice nursing
Pediatric critical care medicine

Background:

Acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) are established in adult critical care.
There is a growing trend of ACNPs transitioning to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).
The development of national certification validates the expertise of acute care pediatric nurse practitioners.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe a successful pediatric critical care nurse practitioner (PCCNP) program.
To report the outcomes of the PCCNP program within a PICU setting.

Main Methods:

Program description of a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner initiative.
Outcome analysis of the implemented PCCNP program.

Main Results:

The pediatric critical care nurse practitioner program demonstrated high success.
Positive outcomes were observed in the pediatric intensive care unit following program implementation.

Conclusions:

The integration of PCCNPs into PICUs is effective.
PCCNPs contribute significantly to the quality of care in pediatric critical care settings.