title: The role of a pediatric clinical nurse specialist in a general emergency department.
abstract: Emergency care of pediatric patients often requires specialized skills not regularly practiced in general emergency departments. Optimally, pediatric patients should be treated in specialized pediatric facilities; however, limited resources often make this impossible. The pediatric clinical nurse specialist practicing in the general emergency department is uniquely well-suited to recognize the physiologic and emotional needs of these patients and ensure that effective and efficient care is delivered in this setting.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D012380:Role