BY THERESA M. LITZINGER, BA, MSN, RN, CCM
Walk through a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and you will see walls of monitors, rows of isolettes, ventilators, IV pumps and feeding tubes. There are a myriad of medical staff including physicians, nurses, social workers, respiratory therapist and others. Inside the isolettes are the tiniest of human beings.
BY TINA R. MCDANIEL CHENG, MSN, RN, CCDS, AND LAUREN PFEIFER, PhD, RN, CCDS
Pediatric patients are not little adults. Due to their unique physiological and developmental needs, children often are diagnosed with medical conditions that differ substantially from their adult counterparts.
BY JULIET B. UGARTE HOPKINS, MD
Just as the role of physician advisors has come to the forefront of the healthcare world over the last decade and a half, so too has the subset of pediatric physician advisors in recent years.
BY KATHLEEN SOBCZAK, RN, BS, CRRN, CNLCP, CCM PROVERBS 31:8-9 NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION (NIV): 8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. 9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. I’ve had that posted over…
BY EDNA PREAU-GRIER, M.DIV, BSN, RN, CLCP Medically complex pediatric patients require an interdisciplinary approach to community management and care coordination. When a child is hospitalized, the interdisciplinary team engages to assist parents with identifying barriers to taking and keeping their child safely at home post-acute care discharge. In an ideal…
BY DEBRA ANDERSON, RN, CCM, KIM BUNAG, RN, CCM, IQCI, AND KATHLEEN MORIARTY, RN, MSN, CCDS, CCM OUR HISTORY & AN EVOLVING HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT Children are not little adults; they are quite different. Pediatric case management is unique and incredibly challenging because our patients cannot always speak for themselves. We navigate care through…
BY CHRISTINE M. SANCHEZ, BSN, RN-BC Working as a family nurse case manager for active duty military families is fulfilling and rewarding. Military families often juggle healthcare issues when the service member is away on a deployment or mission. Emphasis of military family case management is on meeting the healthcare needs…
BY MICHELLE OSPINA, BS There is an insidious enemy on the rise, and while underlying issues are varied, there are strategies aimed at reducing the incidence of childhood obesity. According to the American Pediatric Association, the United States leads the world in cases of childhood obesity. Despite having one of the…
BY JEANINE ZUKERMAN, RN, BSN INTRODUCTION It was the summer of 2018 when I was first introduced to the crime of human trafficking at our local CMSA meeting. During the CEU brunch, I was stunned to learn that human slavery proliferates in my Central Florida community and occurs in most small…
BY KIMBERLY JUNGKIND, MPH, MBA, BSN, BA, RN, CCM Case management skills are all about effective communication with different populations of people: pediatric, adult, elderly. Some are better communicators and some may not be strong communicators. Have you ever tried to understand a baby’s needs or small child when they don’t…