Caring for Kids: Bridging Gaps in Pediatric Emergency Care Through Community Education and Outreach

Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2017 Jun;29(2):143-155. doi: 10.1016/j.cnc.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Mar 18.

Abstract

The Pediatric Emergency Services Network (PESN) was developed to provide ongoing continuing education on pediatric guidelines and pediatric emergency care to rural and nonpediatric hospitals, physicians, nurses, and emergency personnel. A survey was developed and given to participants attending PESN educational events to determine the perceived benefit and application to practice of the PESN outreach program. Overall, 91% of participants surveyed reported agreement that PESN educational events were beneficial to their clinical practice, provided them with new knowledge, and made them more knowledgeable about pediatric emergency care. Education and outreach programs can be beneficial to health care workers' educational needs.

Keywords: Education; Outreach; Pediatric emergency care; Trauma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Community-Institutional Relations*
  • Education, Continuing*
  • Emergency Medical Services*
  • Health Personnel / education
  • Humans
  • Pediatrics / education*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires