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Improving Acute Pain Management For Pediatric Patients: Development Of A Ketamine Infusion Protocol, Oksana Koeppen
Improving Acute Pain Management For Pediatric Patients: Development Of A Ketamine Infusion Protocol, Oksana Koeppen
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Multimodal analgesia is a recommended approach for acute pain management for adults and children (ASA, 2012; Chou et al., 2016). This approach is becoming a prominent modality in pain control strategies in the pediatric population. An intravenous anesthetic, ketamine, may be a useful adjunct for acute pain management in children. Development of a pediatric ketamine infusion protocol and its subsequent introduction to the key stakeholders at the host facility in central Illinois were the focus of this project. Research has demonstrated the effectiveness of low-dose intravenous ketamine in acute pain management when used as an adjunct to other medications (Asadi …
Transitioning Pediatric Patients With Special Needs, Dimi Resch
Transitioning Pediatric Patients With Special Needs, Dimi Resch
Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects
Transitional care, which encompasses both the sending and receiving aspects, is essential for pediatric patients with complex care needs.A provider in a small, Midwest pediatric primary care clinic agrees with researchers that transitional guidelines are needed for consistency among pediatric and adult providers. This clinic currently has no process in place to guide the transition of patients with special needs. The primary goal of this project was to develop a communication tool that aids in the transition of patients with special needs into the adult primary care setting. The literature reviewed provided a variety of tools used to communicate healthcare …