The Pediatric population is broadly defined to include all children from birth to 21 years of age and, in special situations, to individuals older than 21 years until appropriate transition to adult health care is successful. This section contains structure, process and outcomes related to care coordination and transition management for the full age range for pediatric patients including the transition to adult care.
Patients transition among health care settings, levels of care, health care professionals, and their homes. Effective communication between the patient and health care professionals paves the way for safe and effective patient hand-offs.
Care Coordination:The Game Changer—How Nursing is Revolutionizing Quality Care is the first book to show in clear, concise language how care coordination is positioned in the context of healthcare reform.
In this essential text, Editor Gerri Lamb, PhD, RN, FAAN, and 23 of the brightest minds in care coordination at top universities and health systems examine care coordination from all sides.
Example ACO admissions dashboard, used with permission from Beacon Health System.
Background and information on CCTM Study Day, conducted by and used with permission from Akron Children's Hospital.
Overview and presentation on infectious disease care coordination of children, used with permission from Akron Children's Hospital.
Presentation on asthma referrals and CHCG, used with permission of Akron Chldren's Hospital.
Job description for a parent consultant to the Pediatric Practice Enhancement Project, used with permission of Rhode Island Parent Information Network.
Patient Navigator job description, used with permission of East Tennessee Children's Hospital.
The Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Worksheet is a useful tool for documenting a test of change. The PDSA cycle is shorthand for testing a change by developing a plan to test the change (Plan), carrying out the test (Do), observing and learning from the consequences (Study), and determining what modifications should be made to the test (Act).
Fully updated and revised by authors T. Heather Herdman, PhD, RN, FNI, and Shigemi Kamitsuru, PhD, RN, FNI, NANDA International Nursing Diagnoses: Definitions and Classification 2018-2020, Eleventh Edition is the definitive guide to nursing diagnoses, as reviewed and approved by NANDA International (NANDA-I).