Theresa Pye – Emergency Care: Common Pediatric Patient Presentations

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Speaker: Theresa Pye, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPEN

Duration: 2 Hours 04 Minutes

Format: Audio and Video

Copyright: Jul 14, 2023 

Media Type: Digital Seminar

Description

No day in the pediatric emergency department is ever the same! Children of all ages can present with a simple cold to a life-threatening condition. In this session, Dr. Pye will discuss some of the common acute complaints seen in pediatrics with some guidance for how to approach them. She will cover conditions such as respiratory distress, head injury, abdominal pain, fractures and more! Also included are red flags that you need to respond to quickly…including suspicious injuries, unexplained pain, and children with frequent visits.   

Speaker

Theresa Pye, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPEN

 
Theresa Pye, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, CPEN, works in pediatric emergency services at a large health care system as a clinical manager overseeing learning and development for the Emergency Department service line and the Emergency Nursing residency. She has extensive experience in emergency care, pediatrics, and primary care settings. For the past 20 years, she has served as adjunct faculty as a clinical instructor for undergraduate nursing students and post graduate nurse practitioner students.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Theresa Pye has employment relationships with Baptist Health and the Florida State University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Theresa Pye is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, the Northeast Florida Council of Advance Practice Registered Nurses, the Emergency Nurses Association, and the Florida Nurse Practitioner Network.

Objectives

1. Discuss etiology, end epidemiology for children presenting with common acute complaints.
2. Discuss the general approach of physical exam, appropriate interventions and potential differential diagnoses for children with acute illness or injury.
3. Identify red flags for pediatric patients and their implications.
4. Discuss pediatric pearls of wisdom for acute care.

Outline

Emergency Care Vs Primary Care

Assessment

• PAT/Initial impression
• Primary
• Secondary
• Focused

Red Flags

• Vital signs
• Returns/Bounce Backs/Frequent Flyers
• Pain
• Suspicious Circumstances/Injuries
  • Ten-4-Faces P

Common Medical Conditions

• Child with a respiratory complaint
  • Distress vs Failure
  • URI
  • Croup
  • Asthma
  • Bronchiolitis
  • Pneumonia
• Child with a Neuro Complaint
  • Seizure
  • Concussive Head Injury
• Child with a GI complaint
  • Gastro
  • Appendicitis
  • Dehydration
  • Ingestion
• Other
  • Submersion injuries

Common Trauma Conditions

• Child with minor injuries
  • Fractures
  • Soft Tissue
  • Burns

Pearls of Wisdom

• Pictures
• Xray vs US

Target Audience

• Nurses
• NPs
• APRNs
• Physician Assistants
• Physicians

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