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The Role of Patient and Parent Education in Pediatric Cast Complications.

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Kearney, L; Thompson, J; Zychowicz, M; Shaw, R; Keyes, S
Published in: Orthopedic nursing
September 2022

Cast immobilization remains the standard of care in managing pediatric fractures. Cast complications often result in emergency department visits, office calls and visits, or lasting patient morbidities that burden the healthcare institution from a time and economic standpoint. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to create a multimodal cast care education protocol with an aim of decreasing cast complications over a 6-week period. Qualified patients (0-18) placed in cast immobilization received a quick response (QR) code sticker on their casts linked to a custom cast care website with text, pictures, and video instructions. Incidence of cast complications, complication type, effect(s) on workflow, and patient demographics were recorded. The complication rate declined 7.6%, but it was not statistically significant. Continuous access to clinic-specific cast instructions demonstrates decreased cast complications in pediatric populations, and this approach to patient education can be easily utilized across all medical specialties.

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Orthopedic nursing

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EISSN

1542-538X

ISSN

0744-6020

Publication Date

September 2022

Volume

41

Issue

5

Start / End Page

318 / 323

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality Improvement
  • Parents
  • Nursing
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Fractures, Bone
  • Child
  • Casts, Surgical
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Kearney, L., Thompson, J., Zychowicz, M., Shaw, R., & Keyes, S. (2022). The Role of Patient and Parent Education in Pediatric Cast Complications. Orthopedic Nursing, 41(5), 318–323. https://doi.org/10.1097/nor.0000000000000878
Kearney, Lauren, Julie Thompson, Michael Zychowicz, Ryan Shaw, and Sean Keyes. “The Role of Patient and Parent Education in Pediatric Cast Complications.Orthopedic Nursing 41, no. 5 (September 2022): 318–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/nor.0000000000000878.
Kearney L, Thompson J, Zychowicz M, Shaw R, Keyes S. The Role of Patient and Parent Education in Pediatric Cast Complications. Orthopedic nursing. 2022 Sep;41(5):318–23.
Kearney, Lauren, et al. “The Role of Patient and Parent Education in Pediatric Cast Complications.Orthopedic Nursing, vol. 41, no. 5, Sept. 2022, pp. 318–23. Epmc, doi:10.1097/nor.0000000000000878.
Kearney L, Thompson J, Zychowicz M, Shaw R, Keyes S. The Role of Patient and Parent Education in Pediatric Cast Complications. Orthopedic nursing. 2022 Sep;41(5):318–323.

Published In

Orthopedic nursing

DOI

EISSN

1542-538X

ISSN

0744-6020

Publication Date

September 2022

Volume

41

Issue

5

Start / End Page

318 / 323

Related Subject Headings

  • Quality Improvement
  • Parents
  • Nursing
  • Incidence
  • Humans
  • Fractures, Bone
  • Child
  • Casts, Surgical
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 1110 Nursing