Patient- and family-centered care of children in the emergency department.

Creator(s)

Nanette Dudley
Alice Ackerman
Kathleen M. Brown
Sally K. Snow
American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians Pediatric Emergency Medicine Committee
Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee.
Gregory P. Conners, Children's Mercy HospitalFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2015

Identifier

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-3424

Abstract

Patient- and family-centered care is an approach to the planning, delivery, and evaluation of health care that is grounded in a mutually beneficial partnership among patients, families, and health care professionals. Providing patient- and family-centered care to children in the emergency department setting presents many opportunities and challenges. This revised technical report draws on previously published policy statements and reports, reviews the current literature, and describes the present state of practice and research regarding patient- and family-centered care for children in the emergency department setting as well as some of the complexities of providing such care.

Journal Title

Pediatrics

Volume

135

Issue

1

First Page

255

Last Page

272

MeSH Keywords

Child; Communication; Cultural Competency; Emergency Service, Hospital; Humans; Patient-Centered Care; Professional-Family Relations

Keywords

Family-Centered Care; Emergency Room

Recommended Citation

Dudley, N., Ackerman, A., Brown, K. M., Snow, S. K., ., ., ., Conners, G. P. Patient- and family-centered care of children in the emergency department. Pediatrics 135, 255-272 (2015).