Integration of the Nurse Practitioner Into Your Child Abuse Team.
Journal Article
Child maltreatment is a leading cause of childhood morbidity in the United States, often leading to lifelong adverse health consequences. Currently, there is a nationwide shortage of child abuse pediatricians (CAPs), resulting in many unfilled child abuse positions throughout the United States. In addition, the number of future CAPs currently in fellowship training will meet neither the current need for CAPs nor provide replacements for the senior CAPs who will be retiring in the next 5 to 10 years. Although it is recognized that pediatric nurse practitioners (PNPs) play an important role in the care of maltreated children, there are few available data on the impact of the PNP as an integral member of the child abuse team. Using the outcomes logic model, we present a systematic process through which the PNP can be effectively integrated into a medical child abuse team. The outcomes from this process show that the addition of PNPs to the child abuse team not only provides immediate relief to the nationwide CAP shortage but also significantly augments the diverse clinical skills and expertise available to the child abuse team.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Herold, B; St Claire, K; Snider, S; Narayan, A
Published Date
- May 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 32 / 3
Start / End Page
- 313 - 318
PubMed ID
- 29544915
Pubmed Central ID
- 29544915
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1532-656X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.pedhc.2018.01.005
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States