Publication Date
Spring 2015
Degree Type
Doctoral Project
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
First Advisor
Colleen O’Leary-Kelley, Chair
Second Advisor
Patrick Van Winkle
Third Advisor
Shareemae A. Salvador
Keywords
Inter-hospital transfer, pediatric, admission, transport
Abstract
Pediatric patients who initially present to a community hospital setting can be adequately cared for the majority of the time, in the emergency department (ED), on the pediatric ward (PEDS), and the post anesthesia care unit (PACU). When a pediatric patient is in need of specialized care or is decompensating and becomes critically ill, initial medical stabilization is required and the identification of a critical care bed and admitting physician are needed in a timely manner. Inter-hospital transfers (IHT) of pediatric patients are frequent occurrences, as more and more areas are consolidating their resources and Pediatric Intensive Care beds are becoming regionalized. When an IHT becomes necessary, there is a period of patient stabilization and transitional care that is required, before the critical care transport team arrives. This study will add to the scarce amount of literature on areas and opportunities for quality improvement and outcome analysis of pediatric patients transferred from a community hospital ED, PEDS or PACU without pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) resources.
Recommended Citation
Tobiassen, Carma Lynn, "Outcome Analysis and Quality Improvement for Inter-hospital Transfers of Pediatric" (2015). Doctoral Projects. 12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31979/etd.tbhs-85u9
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/etd_doctoral/12
