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An outpatient Urgent Care Bay within a pediatric cancer and hematology center.

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Mazur, KA; McCarthy, K; Suell, MN; Hockenberry, MJ
Published in: Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
July 2012

Time-sensitive medical care is essential for pediatric patients undergoing treatment for a hematologic or oncologic condition. Such patients commonly experience acute symptoms related to routine childhood illness and/or their underlying disease or therapy. An Urgent Care Bay (UCB) staffed by a designated nurse and medical provider was established within Texas Children's Cancer Center Outpatient Clinic to provide time-sensitive, same-day diagnostic and therapeutic medical care during clinic hours for patients with acute, non-life-threatening symptoms. The number of patients seen in UCB, chief complaint, underlying diagnosis, and disposition was reviewed. To establish timeliness of care, the authors reviewed the time of referral to the UCB provider or nurse, time of arrival to UCB, time evaluated by providers, and time of initiation of treatment. The addition of an UCB to Texas Children's Cancer Center Outpatient Clinic has shown to allow for rapid assessment and initiation of treatment while avoiding unnecessary emergency room care.

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Published In

Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1532-8457

ISSN

1043-4542

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

29

Issue

4

Start / End Page

206 / 210

Related Subject Headings

  • Texas
  • Pediatrics
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Education, Continuing
  • Child
  • Ambulatory Care
  • 4205 Nursing
 

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Mazur, K. A., McCarthy, K., Suell, M. N., & Hockenberry, M. J. (2012). An outpatient Urgent Care Bay within a pediatric cancer and hematology center. Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, 29(4), 206–210. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454212445389
Mazur, Kate A., Kathy McCarthy, Mary Nell Suell, and Marilyn J. Hockenberry. “An outpatient Urgent Care Bay within a pediatric cancer and hematology center.Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses 29, no. 4 (July 2012): 206–10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1043454212445389.
Mazur KA, McCarthy K, Suell MN, Hockenberry MJ. An outpatient Urgent Care Bay within a pediatric cancer and hematology center. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. 2012 Jul;29(4):206–10.
Mazur, Kate A., et al. “An outpatient Urgent Care Bay within a pediatric cancer and hematology center.Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing : Official Journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, vol. 29, no. 4, July 2012, pp. 206–10. Epmc, doi:10.1177/1043454212445389.
Mazur KA, McCarthy K, Suell MN, Hockenberry MJ. An outpatient Urgent Care Bay within a pediatric cancer and hematology center. Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. 2012 Jul;29(4):206–210.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses

DOI

EISSN

1532-8457

ISSN

1043-4542

Publication Date

July 2012

Volume

29

Issue

4

Start / End Page

206 / 210

Related Subject Headings

  • Texas
  • Pediatrics
  • Nursing
  • Neoplasms
  • Humans
  • Hematologic Diseases
  • Education, Continuing
  • Child
  • Ambulatory Care
  • 4205 Nursing